Sol

Sol, in Roman religion

Sol (sŏl), in Roman religion, sun god. An ancient god of Mesopotamian origin, he was introduced (c.220) into Roman religion as Sol Invictus by emperor Heliogabalus. His worship remained an important cult of Rome until the rise of Christianity.

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sol, in chemistry

sol, in chemistry: see colloid.

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Sol

In Roman religion, the name of two distinct sun gods at Rome. The original Sol, or Sol Indiges, had an annual sacrifice and shrines on the Quirinal and in the Circus Maximus. After the importation of various Syrian sun cults, Elagabalus built a temple to Sol Invictus on the Palatine and attempted to make his worship the principal religion at Rome. Aurelian later reestablished the worship and erected a temple to Sol in the Campus Agrippae. The worship of Sol remained the chief imperial cult until the rise of Christianity.

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sol¹

1. short for new sol

2. a former French copper or silver coin, usually worth 12 deniers

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sol²

a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase, esp one in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

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sol³

Astronomy a solar day as measured on the planet Mars, equal to 24.65 hours

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sol [säl]

(chemistry)

A colloidal solution consisting of a suitable dispersion medium, which may be gas, liquid, or solid, and the colloidal substance, the disperse phase, which is distributed throughout the dispersion medium.

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Sol [säl]

(astronomy)

sun

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Sol

the sun god. [Rom. Myth.: Zimmerman, 245]

See : Sun

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1.	(language)	SOL - Simulation Oriented Language.
2.		SOL - Second-Order lambda-calculus.
3.		SOL - Semantic Operating Language. Language for manipulating semantic networks for building cognitive models, particularly for natural language understanding. "Explorations in Cognition", D.A. Norman et al, W.H. Freeman 1974.
4.		SOL - Shit Outta Luck.

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Sol

January-February; first day of first lunar month; January 1-2

One of the biggest holidays of the year in Korea, Sol, or Lunar New Year, is celebrated largely by rural people and is a two-day national holiday. January 1 and 2, also national holidays, are celebrated more by residents of cities. On Sol, tradition calls for families to gather in their best clothes and for children to bow to parents and grandparents to reaffirm family ties. A soup made of rice dumplings called duggook is always served, and it is customary to play yut, a game played with wooden blocks and a game board. Young girls see-saw standing up. During early Confucianism, women were not allowed any outdoor exercises. See-sawing this way bounced them above their enclosing walls, and they could see their boyfriends. This made see-sawing a love sport and not exercise. It is still very popular.

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Korea National Tourism Organization
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SOURCES:
AnnCustKorea-1983, p. 19
FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 72