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sun worship — noun Adoration or deification of the sun • • • Main Entry: ↑sun * * * sun worship, the worship of the sun, especially as the symbol of the deity or as a source of light and heat … Useful english dictionary
sun worship — Veneration of the sun or its representation as a deity. It appears in several early cultures, notably in ancient Egypt, Indo Europe, and Mesoamerica, where urban civilizations were combined with a strong ideology of sacred kingship, in which… … Universalium
sun worship — Synonyms and related words: Druidism, Parsiism, Sabaism, Zoroastrianism, animal worship, demonism, demonolatry, devil worship, fetishism, fire worship, heathenism, hero worship, iconoduly, iconolatry, idol worship, idolatrousness, idolatry,… … Moby Thesaurus
sun-worship — noun the worship of the sun • Syn: ↑heliolatry • Hypernyms: ↑worship … Useful english dictionary
sun worship — holding of religious rites in honor of the sun, believing that the sun is a supreme being … English contemporary dictionary
sun-worship — /ˈsʌn wɜʃəp/ (say sun wershuhp) noun the practice of giving reverence to the sun as a deity. –sunworshipper, noun …
sun worshipper — or sunˈworshipper noun 1. An adherent of sun worship 2. A person who spends long periods of time sunbathing • • • Main Entry: ↑sun * * * noun, pl ⋯ pers [count] informal : someone who enjoys lying in the sun to get a suntan … Useful english dictionary
sun — sunlike, adj. /sun/, n., v., sunned, sunning. n. 1. (often cap.) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93… … Universalium
SUN — (Heb., שֶׁמֶשׁ; poetical form חַמָּה; Isa. 24:23; 30:26; Song 6:10, et al.). A deity for Israel s neighbors, the sun is for Israel the greater light to rule the day , created on the fourth day of creation (Gen. 1:16). In Joseph s dream, the sun… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sun|day — «SUHN dee, day», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the first day of the week. 2. the day of rest and worship for most Christians; the Christian Sabbath. –adj. 1. of, taking place on, or characteristic of Sunday: »a Sunday concert, a Sunday picnic. 2. not… … Useful english dictionary
