Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Tammuz , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A deity among the ancient Syrians, in honor of whom the Hebrew idolatresses held an annual lamentation. This deity has been conjectured to be the same with the Phœnician Adon, or Adonis.
- noun The fourth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, -- supposed to correspond nearly with our month of July.
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- proper noun Alternative form of
Tammuz (deity).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July)
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Examples
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-- Article on 'Thammuz' in 'Calwer, Bibellexikon.'
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria Morris Jastrow 1891
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From the wan mouths that call on bleeding Thammuz all night long.
Collected Poems 2003
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As he uttered the charm, the juvenile pontiff spat on poor Thammuz, till
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In vain the Tyrian maids their wounded Thammuz mourn.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 Ontario. Ministry of Education
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The ceremonies of initiation in the Adonia began with lamentation for his loss, -- or, as the prophet Ezekiel expresses it, "Behold, there sat women weeping for Thammuz," -- for such was the name under which his worship was introduced among the Jews; and they ended with the most extravagant demonstrations of joy at the representation of his return to life, [23] while the hierophant exclaimed, in a congratulatory strain, --
The Symbolism of Freemasonry Albert G. Mackey
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In vain the Tyrian maids their wounded Thammuz mourn.
Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse Robert Haven Schauffler 1921
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From this it appears that the fourth month (Thammuz) of the first year of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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In vain the Tyrian maids their wounded Thammuz mourn.
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After all, are not all religions but the theological symbolization of natural phenomena; and the sacraments, the festivals, and fasts of all the churches have their counterparts in the mysterious processes and manifestations of Nature? and is the contemplation of the resurrection of Adonis or Thammuz more edifying to the soul than to meditate the strange return of the spring which their legends but ecclesiastically celebrate?
Vanishing Roads and Other Essays Richard Le Gallienne 1906
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In vain the Tyrian maids their wounded Thammuz mourn.
In The Yule-Log Glow—Book 3 Christmas Poems from 'round the World Various 1902
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