hebdomad
[ heb-duh-mad ]
noun
the number seven.
a period of seven successive days; week.
Origin of hebdomad
1Words Nearby hebdomad
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How to use hebdomad in a sentence
We read, however, that “in the intellectual hebdomad he assigned the third rank among the fathers to the Demiurge.”
British Dictionary definitions for hebdomad
hebdomad
/ (ˈhɛbdəˌmæd) /
noun
obsolete the number seven or a group of seven
a rare word for week
Origin of hebdomad
1C16: from Greek, from hebdomos seventh, from heptas seven
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