sun dance

noun

a religious ceremony associated with the sun, practiced by North American Indians of the Plains, consisting of dancing attended with various symbolic rites and commonly including self-torture.

Origin of sun dance

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby sun dance

sun cream, sun-cured, Sund., sundae, Sunda Islands, sun dance, Sundanese, Sunda Strait, Sunday, Sunday baby, Sunday best

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Example sentences from the Web for sun dance

The Potlatch was sentiment, and the Sun-dance was an actual poem.
The Log School-House on the Columbia|Hezekiah Butterworth
"Sun-dance," said the Inspector, as near to excitement as he generally allowed himself.
Corporal Cameron|Ralph Connor
The Sun-dance lodge was a circular wooden structure of poles with rafters coming together to a point above.
Policing the Plains|R.G. MacBeth
Then the Modoc Indians got up a sun-dance, and they had to march over to Kedahmina and stop it.
Boys of The Fort|Ralph Bonehill

He had no thought of his presence at the Sun-dance having been detected.
The Watchers of the Plains|Ridgewell Cullum

British Dictionary definitions for sun dance

sun dance

noun

a North American Indian ceremony associated with the sun, performed at the summer solstice

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单词	sun dance
释义	sun dance noun a religious ceremony associated with the sun, practiced by North American Indians of the Plains, consisting of dancing attended with various symbolic rites and commonly including self-torture. Origin of sun dance An Americanism dating back to 1840–50 Words nearby sun dance sun cream, sun-cured, Sund., sundae, Sunda Islands, sun dance, Sundanese, Sunda Strait, Sunday, Sunday baby, Sunday best Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sun dance The Potlatch was sentiment, and the Sun-dance was an actual poem. The Log School-House on the Columbia\|Hezekiah Butterworth "Sun-dance," said the Inspector, as near to excitement as he generally allowed himself. Corporal Cameron\|Ralph Connor The Sun-dance lodge was a circular wooden structure of poles with rafters coming together to a point above. Policing the Plains\|R.G. MacBeth Then the Modoc Indians got up a sun-dance, and they had to march over to Kedahmina and stop it. Boys of The Fort\|Ralph Bonehill He had no thought of his presence at the Sun-dance having been detected. The Watchers of the Plains\|Ridgewell Cullum British Dictionary definitions for sun dance sun dance noun a North American Indian ceremony associated with the sun, performed at the summer solstice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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