sun god

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noun

the sun considered or personified as a deity.

a god identified or associated with the sun.

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Origin of sun god

First recorded in 1585–95

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How to use sun god in a sentence

Another way to think of it is taking the birthday of the sun god, and turn it into the birthday of God the Son.
Surprising Christmas History From the Date to Origins of St. Nicholas|The Browser|December 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He is the Tinseltown sun god around which everything revolves.
Where's Vinny?|Sean Macaulay|October 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
"Silver and—gold," she murmured, looking into the radiant distance where Thebes lay cradled in the arms of the sun-god.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Ra was the sun-god, especially worshipped at Heliopolis,--the symbol of light and heat.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord

In all the ancient nations the sun-god was a prominent deity, as the giver of heat and light, and hence of fertility to the earth.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
The creative tears of Ra, the sun god, fell as shining rays upon the earth.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie
For this offence against divine law, Shamash, the sun god, pronounces the Eagle's doom.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria|Donald A. Mackenzie

British Dictionary definitions for sun god

sun-god

noun

the sun considered as a personal deity

a deity associated with the sun or controlling its movements

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