heliolithic

adjective

he·​li·​o·​lith·​ic

¦hēlēə¦lithik

1

: marked by, observing, or associated with practices (as sun worship and the erection of megaliths) held by some diffusionists to constitute a single widespread neolithic culture originating in Egypt

heliolithic culture

heliolithic peoples

heliolithic monuments

2

: postulating an Egyptian origin for heliolithic traits found as the basis of higher culture in many parts of the world

the heliolithic theory

Word History

Etymology

heli- entry 1 + -lithic

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