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Word of the Day for Monday, June 21, 2010heliolatry \hee-lee-OL-uh-tree\, noun: Worship of the sun. I am certain that if our preparations for greeting the returning sun were seen by other people, either civilised or savage, we would be thought disciples of heliolatry. Tourists were known for their heliolatry, excessive drinking, and promiscuity; their prearranged cultural excursions were notoriously shallow and contrived. Heliolatry stems from the Greek helio-, "sun," and -latry, "worship." | |||||||||
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