ENNEAD


Meaning of ENNEAD in English

— enneadic , adj.

/en"ee ad'/ , n.

1. a group of nine persons or things.

2. Egyptian Religion.

a. ( cap. ) a group of nine related deities, including Osiris, Isis, and Set, whose lineage and functions were arranged and explained by the theologians of Heliopolis.

b. any group of deities arranged in a similar way, often more or less than nine in number.

[ 1645-55; ennead- (s. of enneás ), equiv. to enné ( a ) NINE + -ad- -AD 1 ]

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