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hebdomad

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As a noun, hebdomad means a group of seven world-creating archons (supernatural beings) often regarded as somewhat hostile.

Meanings of hebdomad

3 meanings

noun

  1. gnosticismA group of seven world-creating archons (supernatural beings) often regarded as somewhat hostile; also, a term of address for the Demiurge ("a being sometimes seen as the creator of evil").

Older and rare meanings (2)
  1. obsoleteA group of seven.

  2. historicalchristianityA period of seven days; a week.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: any period of seven consecutive days

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