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Definition of Septenary
1. Noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of six and one.
Generic synonyms: Digit, Figure
Derivative terms: Seven
Definition of Septenary
1. a. Consisting of, or relating to, seven; as, a septenary number.
2. n. The number seven.
Definition of Septenary
1. Adjective. Consisting of or containing seven. ¹
2. Adjective. Of seventh rank or order. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Septenary
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Septenary
Literary usage of Septenary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1917)
"THE septenary IN THE EXOTERIC WORKS. We may now examine other ancient Scriptures
and see whether they contain the septenary classification, and, if so, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"With Complin and Lauds, the liturgical day reached the sacred septenary, "septies
in die laudem dixi tibi". While for the night office there was the text: ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... then without an office, received its psalmody like Terce, Sext, None, Vespers.
With Complin and Lauds, the liturgical day reached the sacred septenary, ..."
4. A Biblical and theological dictionary by Richard Watson (1832)
"It deserves c'onsideration, too, on this subject, that Noah, in sending forth
the dove out of the ark, observed the septenary revolution of days. Gen. viii. ..."
5. A Memoir of Thomas Chittenden, the First Governor of Vermont; with a History by Daniel Chipman (1849)
"... bills without sending them to the Governor and Council.—Vermont acceded to
the Union.—Council of Censors elected at the end of the second septenary ..."
6. The Elements of English Versification by James Wilson Bright, Raymond Durbin Miller (1910)
"Iliad VI, 437-440 The septenary couplet has become almost exclusively iambic in
rhythm. From it is derived the ' common-meter ' quatrain; the corresponding ..."
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