ogdoad

A noun referring to a group or set of eight, often used in historical, religious, or philosophical contexts to denote an entity composed of eight parts.

• 🇨🇳名词，指由八个部分组成的一组或一套；常用于历史、宗教或哲学语境中，表示由八个部分构成的实体。

1. Group of eight C2 formal

   A set or group of eight things, people, or entities.

   • The ogdoad of deities in ancient Egyptian mythology consisted of four pairs of gods.
   • The committee was an ogdoad of experts from different fields.
   • The ogdoad of planets in our solar system includes eight major planets.

   🇨🇳八元组

   同义词: octadoctet

2. The number eight C2 formal

   The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.

   • The ogdoad is considered a lucky number in some cultures.
   • In mathematics, an ogdoad refers to the number eight.
   • The ancient Greeks associated the ogdoad with harmony and balance.

   🇨🇳八

   同义词: eightsomeoctadoctetoctonary