"sun worshipper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sun worshipper.ogg [Australia] Forms: sun worshippers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sun worshipper (plural sun worshippers)
  1. (literal) One who reveres the sun as a deity.
    Sense id: en-sun_worshipper-en-noun-AUnP0jM3
  2. (idiomatic) A person who enjoys exposure to sunlight; an avid sunbather. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: sun worshiper, sun-worshipper Translations (sunbather): zonaanbidder [masculine] (Dutch), auringonpalvoja (Finnish), auringonottaja (Finnish), Sonnenanbeter [masculine] (German), soldyrkare [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (worshipper of the Sun): عَابِدُ شَمْسٍ (ʕābidu šamsin) [masculine] (Arabic), عابِدٌ لِلشَّمْسِ (ʕābidun li-š-šamsi) [masculine] (Arabic), zonaanbidder [masculine] (Dutch), auringonpalvoja (Finnish), Sonnenanbeter [masculine] (German), Sonnenverehrer [masculine] (German), ηλιολάτρης (iliolátris) [masculine] (Greek), солнцепокло́нник (solncepoklónnik) [masculine] (Russian), soldyrkare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sun_worshipper-en-noun-pVE9EgSd Disambiguation of 'sunbather': 16 84 Disambiguation of 'worshipper of the Sun': 44 56

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