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ennead
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en·ne·ad  (n-d)
n.
A group or set of nine.

[Greek enneas, ennead-, from ennea, nine; see new in Indo-European roots.]

ennead [ˈɛnɪˌæd]
n
1. (Mathematics) a group or series of nine
2. (Mathematics) the sum of or number nine
[from Greek enneas, from ennea nine]
enneadic  adj
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Noun1.ennead - the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and oneennead - the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"


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The two Enneads have purified themselves for him as the Great Bear constellation which cannot perish.
This passage looks almost like an intentional illustration of selections from Plato's Timaeus, or from Plotinus's Enneads, commenting on it.
Furthermore, Ficino's commentary on Plotinus's Enneads might not have been as useful to Bruno as previously thought, if, in fact, Bruno gathered certain of his metaphysical notions (such as hypostasis) directly from the Liber.
 
 
 
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