Ennead

Ennead

ˈenēˌad

Noun

  • A group or set of nine.

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Example Sentences

“The planets were an ennead until Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet.”

“A baseball game is an ennead of innings.”

“Folklore states that cats have an ennead of lives.”

Word Origin

Greek, mid-16th century

Why this word?

From the Greek word “enneas,” “ennead” refers to a set of nine (of anything). In ancient Egyptian mythology, the Great Ennead was a group of nine deities that included the creator and sun god Atum and his children Shu (god of air and wind) and Tefnut (goddess of water). The ennead also included Shu and Tefnut’s children Geb (god of the earth) and Nut (goddess of the sky), and their children Osiris (god of death, resurrection, and fertility), Isis (mother of Horus), Seth (god of chaos), and Nephthys (mother of Anubis).

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