ennead

American  

[en-ee-ad] / ˈɛn iˌæd /

noun

1. a group of nine persons or things.

2. Egyptian Religion.

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

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

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ennead British  

/ ˈɛnɪˌæd /

noun

1. a group or series of nine

2. the sum of or number nine

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Other Word Forms

• enneadic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ennead

1645–55; < Greek ennead- (stem of enneás ), equivalent to enné ( a ) nine + -ad- -ad ¹