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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HEBDOMAD

From Greek, from hebdomos seventh, from heptas seven.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HEBDOMAD

hebdomad  [ˈhɛbdəˌmæd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEBDOMAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hebdomad is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEBDOMAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hebdomad

Hebdomad may refer to: ▪ On Hebdomads, a work of the Hippocratic Corpus ▪ hebdomad, a term used by Neoplatonist philosophers such as Iamblichus and Proclus in reference to the intellect ▪ The Hebdomad, the seven world-creating archons in most Gnostic systems: see Archon#Hebdomad ▪ On Hebdomads, a work of the Neoplatonist Boethius commented upon by Thomas Aquinas, in which the hebdomads are common mental conceptions or axioms ▪ The Celestial Hebdomad, the archons who make up the ruling council of Mount Celestia in Dungeons & Dragons...

Definition of hebdomad in the English dictionary

The definition of hebdomad in the dictionary is the number seven or a group of seven.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEBDOMAD


bemad
bɪˈmæd
mad
mæd
nomad
ˈnəʊmæd
seminomad
ˌsɛmɪˈnəʊmæd
sex-mad
ˌsɛksˈmæd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEBDOMAD

hebdomadal
Hebdomadal Council
hebdomadally
hebdomadar
hebdomadary
hebdomader
Hebe
Hebei
hebenon
hebephrenia
hebephreniac
hebephrenic
hebetate
hebetation
hebetative
hebetic
hebetude
hebetudinosity
hebetudinous

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEBDOMAD

ad
ahead
bad
barking mad
cad
dad
dead
download
glad
grey nomad
had
half-mad
head
hopping mad
Hyderabad
instead
like mad
Muhammad
tamping mad
Zahir-ud-din Muhammad

Synonyms and antonyms of hebdomad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hebdomad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEBDOMAD

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The translations of hebdomad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hebdomad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hebdomad
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hebdomad
570 millions of speakers

English

hebdomad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हफ़्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hebdomad
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hebdomad
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hebdomad
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সপ্তাহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hebdomade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hebdomad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hebdomad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hebdomad
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일곱으로 된것
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hebdomad
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hebdomad
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hebdomad
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेस्कॉमाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hebdomad
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hebdomad
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hebdomad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hebdomad
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hebdomad
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

hebdomad
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

iets wat sewe streke
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

hebdomad
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

hebdomad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hebdomad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEBDOMAD»

The term «hebdomad» is regularly used and occupies the 86.247 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEBDOMAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hebdomad

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEBDOMAD»

Discover the use of hebdomad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hebdomad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Studies on the Neoplatonist Hierocles
Next,"1 concerning the phrase "for the monad, as principle of all number, contains within itself the powers of all, whereas the hebdomad, as motherless and virginal, has the value of the monad in a secondary [sc. derivative] way ..." Mr . Aujoulat ...
Ilsetraut Hadot, 2004
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Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Science, Arts, and ...
I know not whether any voice can sufficiently celebrate the nature of the hebdomad, which is too excellent to be described by the power of words ; yet it is not proper to be silent, though what is said about it is of the most □wonderful nature ; but ...
Sholto Percy, 1830
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The Teachings of Syrianus on Plato's Timaeus and Parmenides
introduces the division of monad and hebdomad. Monad and hebdomad represent an important division that relates both to the soul (with particular reference to the circles of the soul in Tim.  D) and the intellect. In Platonic Theology V, the ...
Sarah Klitenic Wear, 2011
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The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette
TramlatioiL C*A J0t'"'* " I know not whether sa»y voice can sufficiently celebrate the nature of the hebdomad, which is too excellent to be described by the power of words; yet it is not proper to be silent, though what is said about it is of the most  ...
‎1830
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Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ...
I know not whether any voice can sufficiently celebrate the nature of the hebdomad, which is too excellent to be described by the power of words ; yet it is not proper to be silent, though what is said about it is of the most wonderful nature; but ...
Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey, 1830
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The Mysteries of the Hebdomad
THIS 58 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Secret Doctrine: Synthesis of Science, Religion and Philosophy Part 4, by H. P. Blavatsky. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766132129.
H. P. Blavatsky, 2010
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On the Creation of the Cosmos According to Moses
110 = II) those features of the hebdomad are outlined which relate to some form of mathematical doctrine (mainly arithmetical, but also with reference to geometry , stereometry and music). In Philo's terminology these features are primarily ...
Philo (of Alexandria.), David Theunis Runia, 2001
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The Gospel of the Gnostics
of the Hebdomad also might be taught and evangelized in the same way.1 4. The Son of the Great Ruler kindled the light in the Son of the Ruler of the Hebdomad, having himself been set on fire from above by the Sonship.2 Then the Son of ...
Duncan Greenlees, 2006
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Thrice-Greatest Hermes Studies in Hellenistic Theosophy and ...
Now if we turn to Salmon's article on the “Hebdomad,” 1 and to his discussion of the tradition of the “Ophites”—a mysterious medley of chaotic elements, which have not yet been analysed in any satisfactory fashion, but which have their roots in ...
George Robert Stow Mead
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Theoretic Arithmetic, in Three Books: Containing the ...
by itself, and is also a cube, the side of which is 9.1 By always making too a hebdomad the principle instead of the monad, and increasing according to the same analogy as far as to the hebdomad, you will always find that the increased  ...
Thomas Taylor, 1816

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEBDOMAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hebdomad is used in the context of the following news items.
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Yonder Mountain String Band - Culture Room, Fort Lauderdale …
And right on time, the quartet, turned quintet suddenly became a hebdomad of stringy folk infused madness so largely proportioned, one is left ... «New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Jan 13»
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First Listen: Brooklyn Rider, 'Seven Steps'
21), its members circle around the mysterious — and some might even say spiritual — power of the hebdomad. The Bible is full of sevens, from ... «NPR, Feb 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hebdomad [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hebdomad>. May 2024 ».
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