eightfold

[ eyt-fohld ]

/ ˈeɪtˌfoʊld /

adjective

comprising eight parts or members.

eight times as great or as much.

adverb

in eightfold measure.

Nearby words

eighteen, eighteen-wheeler, eighteenmo, eighteenth, eighteenth amendment, eightfold, eightfold path, eightfold way, eighth, eighth amendment, eighth commandment

Origin of eightfold

First recorded in 1550–60; eight + -fold

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Examples from the Web for eightfold

We must make up our minds and walk On the eightfold noble path of righteousness.
The Buddha|Paul Carus
As contrasted with the last year of dear postage, the number of letters show an eightfold increase.
Her Majesty's Mails|William Lewins
They never once met the English in open field; but always, even if eightfold in numbers, fled timorously before infantry.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 3|Various
As we shall see, when the eightfold path has been followed to the end new powers arise in the mind, new lights stream into it.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

Yet his account of the Eightfold Path is, nevertheless, within these limitations, profoundly wise.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for eightfold

eightfold

/ (ˈeɪtˌfəʊld) /

adjective

equal to or having eight times as many or as much

composed of eight parts

adverb

by or up to eight times as much

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