| 单词 | sun disc |
| 释义 | > as lemmassun disc sun disc n. (also sun disk) the disc of the sun, esp. as an object of worship; (chiefly in religious symbolism) an image or representation of this, often depicted as having wings.Frequently with reference to the Aten (Aten n.) in ancient Egypt. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > [noun] > disc, face visage1390 sun disc1850 1850 Archaeol. Jrnl. 7 120 The sun-disc on his head, and the lunar crescent on his side, would then be emblems of the combination or conjunction of these luminaries to form the epoch. 1877 J. E. Carpenter tr. C. P. Tiele Outl. Hist. Relig. 54 An attempt..to substitute the exclusive worship of Aten-Ra, the sun-disc, for that of Amun-Râ. 1920 E. B. Havell Handbk. Indian Art iii. i. 203 The Bodhisattva holds in his right hand Vishnu's blue lotus, and his tiara bears the three jewelled sun-discs. 2003 D. Brown Da Vinci Code (2004) lv. 314 The vestiges of pagan religion in Christian symbology are undeniable. Egyptian sun disks became the halos of Catholic saints. < as lemmas |
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