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sun god
noun
often capitalized S&G
: a god that represents or personifies the sun in various religions
Examples of sun god in a Sentence
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Every evening the sun god, Kinich Ahau, made the perilous journey through Xibalba, the Maya underworld, to be born anew at sunrise.
—Kimberly H. Breuer, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Bradley Schaefer, a professor astronomy at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, said in most pre-modern cultures, the sun god was among the most powerful deities in the pantheon.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
Some researchers think that the Egyptians believed the baboons had a special way to communicate with the sun god, Ra, and the moon good Thoth.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Because many people worshipped some variation of a sun god, Aurelian seemed to think Sol Invictus would be the god most likely to pull off monotheism.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
In Egypt, the Karnak Temple, a 4,000-year-old shrine to a sun god, will be lit up by the rising sun and illuminated throughout the day.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
The sorceress — mortal granddaughter of Helios, the sun god of Greek mythology — kills two of her children as revenge for her husband Jason’s betrayal.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
The latest way to soak it all in in style is Viking’s new 82-passenger ship, , named for the Egyptian sun god.
—Michelle Gross, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023
The name of the path is slightly ill-omened, since Zeus killed Phaethon with a thunderbolt after the boy failed to control a chariot belonging to his father, Helios, the sun god.
—Charlotte Higgins, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1592, in the meaning defined above
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“Sun god.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sun%20god. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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sun god
nounoften capitalized S&G
: a god that represents the sun in various religions
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