Amen-Ra

American  

[ah-muhn-rah] / ˈɑ mənˈrɑ /

Or Amon-Ra

noun

Egyptian Mythology.

1. a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.

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Amen-Ra British  

/ ˌɑːmənˈrɑː /

noun

1. Egyptian myth the sun-god; the principal deity during the period of Theban hegemony

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Example Sentences

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Amen-Ra

About 1,000 years before Christ, a priestess of the College of Amen-Ra lived and died in the mighty city of Thebes.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2018

They went to Luxor, on their way to the Second Cataract, and there explored Thebes with its temple to Amen-Ra, unequaled on earth for its ruined magnificence.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2018

We are here reminded of the fact, already noted, that the Egyptians represented their God of Generation, Khem, or Amen-Ra Generator, as wearing a conspicuous St. Andrew's cross.

From The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion by John Denham Parsons

Our national jokes are said to be very ancient in origin; possibly some day the Curate's Egg will be traced to a budding priest of Amen-Ra, lunching with the Hierophant.

From The Book-Hunter at Home by P. B. M. Allan

Wales, Druidic Celi Ced corresponds to Egyptian Amen-Ra; dual power; Central ruler; numeral seven in Welsh legend, 471.

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall

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