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Meaning of ogdoad | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɒɡ.dəʊ.æd

Definitions

  1. A thing made up of eight parts.
  2. The group of eight primordial deities worshipped at Hermopolis in Ancient Egyptian times: Naunet and Nu, Amaunet and Amun, Kauket and Kuk, and Hauhet and Huh.

Examples

“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”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

ogdoastich ogdohedry Oge ogee Ogeechee Ogeechee lime

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