septenary

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Hence, deriving the suggestion from the apparent septenary rest in nature, they taught that God ordained the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath or rest day for man.

From Astral Worship by Hill, J. H.

These are the literal meanings; the mystic meanings are very different, and among other things denote the septenary prismatic colours and other septenaries in nature.

From Simon Magus by Mead, George Robert Stow

The second part stands for the fourth principle of the septenary man, as denoting the configuration of his knowledge or desires.*

From Five Years of Theosophy by Various

Every sound ought to have a septenary relation to the planes of consciousness, and the differentiations of life, force and matter on each.

From AE in the Irish Theosophist by Russell, George William

Here the septenary is introduced in the May-day song of Ralph, the London apprentice, doubtless because of its popularity for such unliterary verse.

From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald