Any period of seven consecutive days

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A group of seven. 2 A period of seven days, a week. 3 (context gnosticism English) A group of seven superhuman beings.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hebdomad \Heb"do*mad\, n. [L. hebdomas, -adis, Gr. "ebdoma`s the number seven days, fr. ? seventh, ? seven. See Seven .] A week; a period of seven days. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Hebdomad may refer to: On Hebdomads , a work of the Hippocratic Corpus Hebdomad, a term used by Neoplatonist philosophers such as Iamblichus and Proclus in reference to the intellect The Hebdomad, the seven world-creating archons in most Gnostic systems: ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week" [syn: week ]