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Re

Re

2 9.9
An ancient Egyptian sun god who travels across the sky
  • proper noun
  • /reɪ/
  • Literature
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Examples

  • I am Tomar-Re, protector of Sector 2813 and home to- 80,012 galaxies, 2.34 million sentient species.

    Green Lantern (2011)

  • In ancient mythology, Re was worshipped as the sun god by Egyptians who believed he created the world.

  • Before, she had been south of Re, near my father's steading.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Re was often depicted with the head of a hawk, symbolizing his connection to the sun and the sky.

  • Many temples were dedicated to Re, where ancient Egyptians would make offerings to honor him.

Synonyms

Ra
vsRe
  • Literature
58 9.9

An ancient Egyptian sun god often shown with a hawk's head

is the original sun god before merging into the combined supreme deity
Amen-Ra
vsRe
  • Literature
9.9

A chief Egyptian god made by joining Amun and Ra and worshipped as the sun god

is the earlier individual sun god before that union
Amun Ra
vsRe
  • Literature
9.9

An Egyptian sun god formed by joining Amun and Ra, worshipped as the main god in Thebes

refers to the single ancient sun god prior to the merge
Amon-Ra
vsRe
  • Literature
9.9

A powerful ancient Egyptian sun god seen as creator and ruler of the gods

describes the solitary sun god before being combined with another deity

Idioms

pro re nata
  • Formal
9.9

Given or done only when needed

Compounds

re-afforestation
  • UK
6.8

Planting new trees on land where a forest was cut down

re-creation
4.8

To make something again after people destroy or lose it

re-formation
  • UK
5.8

To make something again in a new or better way

re-establishment
4.9

Bringing something back to how it was before

re-introduction
  • UK
4.1

Bringing back something that was stopped, removed, or rejected

re-sentencing
  • UK
7.9

Giving a new, often lighter, punishment to someone after a judge already gave them one

re-release
  • UK
3.6

A new version of a film or album that people put out before

right of re-entry
  • Formal
9.9

An owner may take back property if someone breaks an agreement

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Re is the name of the ancient Egyptian sun god, from the older form Ra, whose name meant 'sun' or 'sunlight'. Think of the rising sun and a god travelling across the sky each day — that image explains why Re is the great sun creator.