The worship of the sun as a deity or divine force; a religious practice or belief system centered on sun veneration.
From Greek 'helios' (sun) + 'latreia' (worship). This term describes a major form of religious practice found in civilizations from ancient Egypt to the Aztecs.
Heliolatry wasn't just religion—it was also practical: sun worshippers became the world's first astronomers because they studied the sun so intensely to understand their god!
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