heliolatry
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌhi.liˈɑl.ə.tɹi/
Noun
heliolatry (usually uncountable, plural heliolatries)
- The worship of the sun as an actual religion or mythos.
- 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles:
- The sun […] had a curious sentient, personal look, […] his present aspect […] explained the old-time heliolatries in a moment.
- (euphemistic) Sunbathing.
Synonyms
- (religion): heliotheism
Related terms
Translations
worship of the sun as religion
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sunbathing
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