heliolatry
/ˌhi.liˈɑl.ə.tɹi/
heliolatry noun: the worship of the sun as an actual religion or mythos.
Noun
heliolatry (usually uncountable, plural heliolatries)
- The worship of the sun as an actual religion or mythos.
- The sun […] had a curious sentient, personal look, […] his present aspect […] explained the old-time heliolatries in a moment.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- Sunbathing.
heliolatry meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
heliolatry in Tamil
- சூரிய வழிபாடு, சூரிய பூசை
heliolatry in Bengali
- সূর্যের উপাসনা
heliolatry in Telugu
- worship of the sun as religion
- సౌరజపము saurajapamu
heliolatry in Malayalam
- worship of the sun as religion
- സൂര്യോപാസന sūryōpāsana
Synonyms of heliolatry
Forms of heliolatry
| plural | heliolatries |
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Origin of heliolatry
From helio- + -latry.
Questions about heliolatry
- What does heliolatry mean?
- Heliolatry means the worship of the sun as an actual religion or mythos.
- What is heliolatry in Tamil?
- Heliolatry in Tamil is சூரிய வழிபாடு, சூரிய பூசை. See Heliolatry meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is heliolatry?
- Heliolatry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce heliolatry?
- Heliolatry is pronounced /ˌhi.liˈɑl.ə.tɹi/.
- What is the plural of heliolatry?
- The plural of heliolatry is heliolatries.
Words near heliolatry in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: heliolatry (page history and authors); heliolatry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); heliolatry (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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