hebdomad

== English == === Etymology === From 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 ἑπτά (heptá, “seven”) + -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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛbdəmæd/ Hyphenation: heb‧do‧mad === Noun === hebdomad (plural hebdomads) (obsolete) A group of seven. (historical or Christianity) A period of seven days; a week. (Gnosticism) 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”). ==== Alternative forms ==== hebdomade ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === hebdomad (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia