|
|
Definition of Decad
1. n. A decade.
Definition of Decad
1. Noun. (archaic form of decade) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decad
1. decade [n -S] - See also: decade
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decad
Literary usage of Decad
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 (1893)
"This decad, representing the Universe and its evolution out of Silence and the
Unknown Depths of the Spiritual Soul, or Anima Mundi, presented two sides or ..."
2. Studies on the Neoplatonist Hierocles by Ilsetraut Hadot (2004)
"specifies what distinguishes the perfection of the decad from that of the tetrad:
the tetrad possesses a perfection ontologically superior to that of the ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"It was further considered as highly significant that the decad is 1 + 2 + 3 + 4,
for four naturally suggests organic perfection, since melodies and other ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1875)
"It is seen to contain a complete decad of C and two additional tones, fjf and
d[), which I term mutators, as each of them is part of two cells, ..."
5. Numbers: Their Occult Power and Mystic Virtue: Being a Résumé of the Views by William Wynn Westcott (1890)
"Ten being the recipient or receptacle of all numbers was called decad, ...
Proclus says: The decad is mundane also, it is the world which receives the ..."
Other Resources:
Arabic