sun dance

noun

a religious ceremony associated with the sun, practiced by North American Indians of the Plains, consisting of dancing attended with various symbolic rites and commonly including self-torture.

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Origin of sun dance

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby sun dance

sun belt, sun bittern, sun blind, sun block, sun cream, sun dance, sun deck, sun disc, sun disk, sun gear, sun god
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British Dictionary definitions for sun dance

sun dance

noun

a North American Indian ceremony associated with the sun, performed at the summer solstice
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