Sun King
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noun
the. An epithet of Louis XIV
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Sun King
A nickname for Louis xiv that captures the magnificence of his court and of the Palace of Versailles, which he built. Louis himself adopted the sun as his emblem.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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