ogdoad en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɒɡ.dəʊ.æd/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀγδοάς (ogdoás, “eight, a group of eight”). By surface analysis, ogdo- + -ad.
Meanings
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A thing made up of eight parts.
Probably these, as in the other systems, made the second Ogdoad; and these, with other astral influence, borrowed from the Tsabaism of the region, the twelve signs of the zodiac, and the thirty-six Decani
1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ogdoads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |