Definition of Heliolatry

1. Noun. The worship of the sun.

Exact synonyms: Sun-worship
Generic synonyms: Worship

Definition of Heliolatry

1. n. Sun worship. See Sabianism.

Definition of Heliolatry

1. Noun. worship of the sun as an actual religion/mythos, or euphemistically, as in sunbathing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Heliolatry

1. [n -TRIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heliolatry

heliographed
heliographer
heliographers
heliographic
heliographing
heliographs
heliography
heliogravure
heliogravures
heliolater
heliolaters
heliolatitude
heliolatitudes
heliolatries
heliolatrous
heliolatry (current term)
heliolite
heliolites
heliolithic
heliology
heliomagnetic
heliomagnetism
heliometer
heliometers
heliometric
heliometrical
heliometrically
heliometry
heliomicroscopy
helion

Literary usage of Heliolatry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1897)
"THE SOULS OF THE STARS—UNIVERSAL heliolatry. IN order to show that the Ancients have never " mistaken stars for Gods," or Angele and the sun for the highest ..."

2. Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong (1896)
"This implies that the worship of Jupiter was already established and popular at the place, and that heliolatry previously waa not; and therefore we should ..."

3. A cyclopædia of biblical literature, ed. by J. Kitto edited by John Kitto (1845)
"This implies that the worship of Jupiter was already established and popular at the place, and that heliolatry previously was not; and therefore we should ..."

4. Isis Unveiled: A Master-key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1877)
"Having anathematized the idolatrous sun- worshippers for over fifteen centuries, the Church now seriously proposed to continue heliolatry—to the letter this ..."

5. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1911)
"... students of heliolatry. HERBERT CHATLEY. IMPERIAL COLLEGE, TANG SHAN, CHIH-LI, NORTH CHINA. ..."

6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1829)
"Nor was the reception which this name obtained from the other nations of the earth more to be justified. Universally sinking into heliolatry'and ig- ..."

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