septenary

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In this specimen we have the septenary without rime, a rare form.

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

The septenary division alone gives a reasonable theory consistent with the facts we have to deal with, and therefore, though it may seem elaborate, the student will do wisely to make himself familiar with it.

From Death—and After? by Besant, Annie Wood

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

Now, as I have said, our puzzle may be solved at once by merely converting 1,000,000 dollars to the septenary scale.

From Amusements in Mathematics by Dudeney, Henry Ernest