Relating to or characterized by the worship of the sun; having the qualities or practices of sun worship.
From 'heliolater' + '-ous' (full of, characterized by). This adjective describes cultures, practices, or beliefs centered on sun veneration.
Ancient Egypt's heliolatrous religion was so sophisticated that priests calculated solar movements with stunning accuracy—they were doing astronomy while worshipping at the same time!
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