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heliolatry

[ hee-lee-ol-uh-tree ]

noun

  1. worship of the sun.


heliolatry

/ ˌːɪˈɒəٰɪ /

noun

  1. worship of the sun
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈDZٱ, noun
  • ˌˈDZٰdzܲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • l·DZa·ٱ noun
  • l·DZa·ٰdzܲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of heliolatry1

First recorded in 1820–30; helio- + -latry
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Example Sentences

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The heliolatry organized principally for political ends by the Incas of Peru, stands alone in the religions of the red race.

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Too many of them apply to it facile generalizations, such as "heliolatry," "animism," "ancestral worship," "primitive philosophizing," and think that such a sesame will unloose all its mysteries.

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His present aspect, coupled with the lack of all human forms in the scene, explained the old-time heliolatries in a moment.

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