SHAMASH

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings justice and compassion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Semitic deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites)

Domain region:

Babylon (the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)

Assyria (an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq)

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