— 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 ]