ennead

ennead
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; < Gk ennead- (s. of enneás), equiv. to enné(a) NINE + -ad- -AD1]

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