sun god
noun
often capitalized S&G
: a god that represents or personifies the sun in various religions
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Ancient Egyptians also revered dung beetles because the rolling of the dung balls reminded them of the sun god rolling the sun across the sky, according to the Israel Museum.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Compared with the fundamentalism of al-Qaida or Hamas, the doctrines of the Bolsheviks, the nationalism of the Nazis or the sun god worship of the Aztecs, Christianity does indeed seem not too bad.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Kilmer, who died yesterday at 65 from pneumonia after a long battle with throat cancer, was an actor who glowed, a low-key L.A. sun god who was approachable and warm.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
His name, first off, doesn't adopt the suffix that relates to the sun god — and that's not all.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Compared with the fundamentalism of al-Qaida or Hamas, the doctrines of the Bolsheviks, the nationalism of the Nazis or the sun god worship of the Aztecs, Christianity does indeed seem not too bad.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Kilmer, who died yesterday at 65 from pneumonia after a long battle with throat cancer, was an actor who glowed, a low-key L.A. sun god who was approachable and warm.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
His name, first off, doesn't adopt the suffix that relates to the sun god — and that's not all.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Sun god.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sun%20god. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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