单词 | ennead |
释义 | 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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