hebdomad
A period of seven daysA period of seven days; a week.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)A period of seven days; a week.
A 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”).
(obsolete)A group of seven.
any period of seven consecutive days
Origin
From Late Latin hebdomada (“number seven; group of seven; seven days”), hebdomas (“numberFrom Late Latin hebdomada (“number seven; group of seven; seven days”), hebdomas (“number seven; seven days; seventh day”), from Ancient Greek ἑβδομάς (hebdomás, “group of seven, especially seven days or seven years”), from ἕβδομος (hébdomos, “seventh”) + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs, suffix forming abstract nouns of number from numerals). The word is cognate with French hebdomadaire, hebdo (“weekly periodical”), hebdomadairement (“weekly”), Portuguese hebdomadário (“weekly periodical”), Spanish hebdomadario (“weekly; weekly periodical; hebdomadary”).
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Forms
plural: hebdomadsSynonyms
1 synonyms- any period of seven consecutive days:week
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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