<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A group of nine persons or things.</li><li>Egyptian Religion:<ul><li>A group of nine related deities, including Osiris, Isis, and Set, whose lineage and functions were arranged and explained by the theologians of Heliopolis.</li><li>Any group of deities arranged in a similar way, often more or less than nine in number.</li></ul></li></ul>