SUN DANCE

Meaning of SUN DANCE in English

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.

[ 1840-50, Amer. ]

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SUN DANCE — noun Usage: often capitalized S&D Date: 1849 a solo or group solstice rite of American Indians
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUN DANCE — Most spectacular and important religious ceremony of the 19th-century Plains Indian s. Ordinarily held by each tribe once a year …
Английский словарь Британика
SUN DANCE — noun : a solo or group solstice rite of American Indians: as a. : a rite performed in Peru by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUN DANCE — Usage: often capitalized S&D Date: 1849 : a solo or group solstice rite of American Indians
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUN DANCE — Function: noun Usage: often cap S&D Date: 1849 : a solo or group solstice rite of American Indians
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SUN DANCE — ■ noun a dance performed by North American Indians in honour of the sun.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SUN DANCE — [sun dance] n, often cap S&D (1849): a solo or group solstice rite of American Indians
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUN DANCE — most spectacular and important religious ceremony of the Plains Indians of 19th-century North America. Ordinarily held by each tribe once …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUN DANCE — Most spectacular and important religious ceremony of the 19th-century Plains Indian s. Ordinarily held by each tribe once a year …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SUN-DANCE — танец солнцепоклонников (ритуал некоторых индейских племен в Америке)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUN-DANCE — n танец солнцепоклонников ( ритуал некоторых индейских племён в Америке )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SUN DANCE — (n) танец солнцепоклонников
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SUN-DANCE — n танец солнцепоклонников ( ритуал некоторых индейских племён в Америке )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SUN-DANCE — n танец солнцепоклонников ( ритуал некоторых индейских племён в Америке )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SUN DANCE — Пляска солнца Традиционный обряд обретения силы у индейских племен Равнин [Plains Indians], в частности у племен арапахо [Arapaho], шайеннов [Cheyenne], сиу …
SUN DANCE — Пляска солнца Традиционный обряд обретения силы у индейских племен Равнин [Plains Indians], в частности у племен арапахо , шайеннов [Cheyenne], …
SUN-DANCE — сущ. ритуальный танец солнцепоклонников.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
SUN-DANCE — танец солнцепоклонников (ритуал некоторых индейских племен в Америке)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUN — I solar system revolve. It is about five billion years old and is the dominant body of the system, with …
Английский словарь Британика
DANCE — I Form of expression that uses bodily movements that are rhythmic, patterned (or sometimes improvised), and usually accompanied by music. …
Английский словарь Британика
SUN — I. ˈsən noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English sunne, sonne, from Old English sunne; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DANCE — I. ˈdan(t)s, ˈdaa(ə)n-, ˈdain-, ˈdȧn- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English dauncen, from Old French dancier, perhaps from (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUN — — sunlike , adj. /sun/ , n. , v. , sunned, sunning . n. 1. ( often cap. ) the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DANCE — — dancingly , adv. /dans, dahns/ , v. , danced, dancing , n. v.i. 1. to move one's feet or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DANCE — v. move rhythmically to music (often following pre-composed steps and movements); skip or bounce about in a dance-like manner; participate …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SUN — I. ˈsən noun Etymology: Middle English sunne, from Old English; akin to Old High German sunna sun, Latin sol — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUN — noun ·see sunn. 2. sun ·noun the direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine. 3. sun ·noun any heavenly …
Webster English vocab
DANCE — vi a tune by which dancing is regulated, as the minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, ·etc. 2. dance ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
SUN — [sun] n [ME sunne, fr. OE; akin to OHG sunna sun, L sol--more at solar] (bef. 12c) 1 a often …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DANCE — [dance] vb danced ; danc.ing [ME dauncen, fr. OF dancier] vi (14c) 1: to engage in or perform a dance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DANCE — the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually to music and within a given space, for the purpose …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUN — This time-lapse film shows the formation and dissolution of granules, updrafts of gas that form star around which the Earth …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUN — sun BrE AmE sʌn ▷ sunned sʌnd ▷ sunning ˈsʌn ɪŋ ▷ suns sʌnz ▶ ˈ sun god BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SUN — / sʌn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the sun , the Sun [ sing. ] the star …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DANCE — / dɑːns; NAmE dæns/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a series of movements and steps that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUN — I. sun 1 S2 W1 /sʌn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sunne ] 1 . the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DANCE — I. dance 1 S2 W3 /dɑːns $ dæns/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] a special set of movements performed …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUN — n. & v. --n. 1 a the star round which the earth orbits and from which it receives light and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DANCE — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. move about rhythmically alone or with a partner or in a set, usu. in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUN — n. & v. n. 1 a the star round which the earth orbits and from which it receives light and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DANCE — v. & n. v. 1 intr. move about rhythmically alone or with a partner or in a set, usu. in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUN — n. & v. --n. 1. a the star round which the earth orbits and from which it receives light and …
Oxford English vocab
DANCE — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. move about rhythmically alone or with a partner or in a set, usu. in …
Oxford English vocab
SUN — ( suns) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The sun is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DANCE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bleached by the sun ▪ The wood had been bleached by the sun . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DANCE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUN — (STAR) [noun] [U] - the star that the Earth spins around, which provides light and heat for the Earth, or …
Cambridge English vocab
DANCE — [noun] [C]Shall we have a dance (= an act of dancing)?On Thursday night I've got my dance class.A dance can …
Cambridge English vocab
DANCE — n. ballroom dance country dance dance notation dance of death skeleton dance folk dance Ghost Dance modern dance Morris dance …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DANCE — n. Form of expression that uses bodily movements that are rhythmic, patterned (or sometimes improvised), and usually accompanied by music. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SUN — n. Sun tzu Baltimore Sun the Sun King Moon Sun Myung sun bear sun dance sun worship Sun Yat sen …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DANCE — Synonyms and related words : Charleston, Highland fling, Lambeth Walk, Mexican hat dance, Portland fancy, Virginia reel, Watusi, acid rock, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUN — noun ( usually the sun ) ADJECTIVE ▪ bright , brilliant , golden , red , yellow ▪ hazy , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DANCE — I. noun 1 series of steps/movements to music ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ fast , lively ▪ slow , stately ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DANCE — INDEX: 1. to dance 2. a set of movements performed to a particular type of music 3. someone who dances …
Longman Activator English vocab
DANCE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUN — In the history of "greater light," of the creation the sun is described as "greater light," in contradistinction to the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SUN — 1. сущ. 1) солнце to take, shoot the sun мор. ≈ измерять высоту солнца секстантом blazing sun, bright sun, hot …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DANCE — 1. сущ. 1) а) танец barn dance ≈ сельский праздник с танцами They met at a dance. ≈ Они познакомились …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUN — sun.ogg 1. sʌn n 1. солнце the Sun - астр. Солнце the midnight sun - полуночное /незаходящее/ солнце ( в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DANCE — dance.ogg 1. dɑ:ns n 1. танец; пляска barn dance - шотландский танец round dance - вальс a stage dance - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SUN — солнцезащитный, солнечный eclipse of the Sun — солнечное затмение - apparent sun - disturbed Sun - mean Sun - quiet Sun - real Sun - sun compass - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SUN — sun сущ.1) солнце; Солнце астрон. to take, shoot the sun мор. — измерять высоту солнца секстантом blazing sun, bright sun, …
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