Amen-Ra

or A·mon-Ra

[ ah-muhn-rah ]

nounEgyptian 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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How to use Amen-Ra in a sentence

  • The Amon-Ra cult regained its political ascendancy with the rise of the nineteenth dynasty.

  • Wish not for yourself a thing belonging to Amon-Ra, king of the gods.

    The Treasury of Ancient Egypt | Arthur E. P. B. Weigall
  • They fell down, down, as minute followed minute, till at length they rested like a sword of flame upon the statue of Amon-Ra.

    Moon of Israel | H. Rider Haggard
  • But it was Amon-Ra that became supreme from the fourteenth century onward.

  • Such was this mighty triad, but of these the greatest was Amon-Ra, to whom the shrine was dedicated.

    Moon of Israel | H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for Amen-Ra

Amen-Ra

/ (ˌɑːmənˈrɑː) /


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

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