sun god

noun

often capitalized S&G
: a god that represents or personifies the sun in various religions

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Compared with the fundamentalism of al-Qaida or Hamas, the doctrines of the Bolsheviks, the nationalism of the Nazis or the sun god worship of the Aztecs, Christianity does indeed seem not too bad. Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025 Kilmer, who died yesterday at 65 from pneumonia after a long battle with throat cancer, was an actor who glowed, a low-key L.A. sun god who was approachable and warm. John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025 His name, first off, doesn't adopt the suffix that relates to the sun god — and that's not all. Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Archaeologists identified the partial figures as Bastet, an Egyptian deity who often took the form of a cat, and Harpocrates, another form of the sun god Horus typically depicted as a child. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sun god

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1592, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sun god was circa 1592

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“Sun god.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sun%20god. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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sun god

noun
often capitalized S&G
: a god that represents the sun in various religions

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