Meaning & use
ennead
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A group or set of nine, especially the nine principal deities worshipped at Heliopolis in ancient Egyptian mythology.
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The temple walls depicted the Ennead, the nine great gods of Egyptian myth.
The poet arranged the collection into an ennead of linked sonnets.
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A rare, specialized word; most commonly encountered in the context of Egyptian mythology or classical literature.
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