Sentence examples for septenary from inspiring English sources

The form is also called a heptameter or septenary.

Other elements have been alleged as proofs of the Ikhwân's Isma'ili inspiration, such as the hierarchical structure of universe, references to septenary cycles, distinction between elect and masses, the use of Isma'ili symbols (e.g., the bee as symbol of the imâm, etc).. Corbin (1964, 190; 1950) openly and radically affirmed that the Ikhwân belonged to Ismâ'îlism.

Messiaen: La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ Radio France Chorus and Philharmonic/Chung (Deutsche Grammophon, two CDs) **** Even in an output notable for its monumentality, Messiaen's La Transfiguration is a gigantic work: 14 movements, divided into two "septenaries", requiring a huge orchestra, seven instrumental soloists and a substantial mixed choir.

He wrote exclusively in septenaries.