Octonary
- For the base-8 numeral system, see octal.
An octonary is an eight-line section in a poem, song or psalm.[1] The most notable example is found in Psalm 119[2]
In the French renaissance the octonaire became a form of moralizing chanson.
It can also mean of 8th rank or order (primary, secondary, tertiary … octonary).
Hermes As Pimander said by way of Oracle to the Octonary, Thou dost well, O Son, to desire the Solution of the Tabernacle, for thou art purified.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Merriam-Webster's encyclopedia of literature 1995 p825 "octonary \'ak-ta-,ner-e \ In poetry, a stanza or group of eight verses;"
- ^ Calvin Bible Commentaries: Psalms, Part IV p287 "Some call this the octonary psalm, because that, through every successive eight verses, the initial words of each line begin with the same letter in alphabetical order."
- ^ "The Seventh Book. - Hermetic Academy Library". www.hermetics.net. 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
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