Assur

[as-er]

noun

the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.

Also Ashur, Asshur, Asur.

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Historical Examples of assur

I assur'd him it would, and that he would be the better for it.
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
This was Assur, the divine impersonation of the state and empire.
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People
A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
His goods, his spoil, I carried off; to my city of Assur I brought (them).
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People
A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
Arsaces then fights and kills Assur, ascends the throne and weds Azema.
The Complete Opera Book
Gustav Kobb
And be assur'd after all there is nothing they can tell you that is worth your knowing.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume VI
Aphra Behn

British Dictionary definitions for assur

Assur

Asur Asshur or Ashur (ˈæʃʊə)

noun

the supreme national god of the ancient Assyrians, chiefly a war god, whose symbol was an archer within a winged disc
one of the chief cities of ancient Assyria, on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) downstream from the present-day city of Mosul

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