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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

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.