Heliocentrism
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Etymology


From Greek ηλιοκεντρικός (heliokentrikos) "having the sun as his centre", from ancient Greek ήλιος (helios) "sun" + κέντρον (kentron) "centre".

Noun



  1. The theory of the heliocentric model, that the planets including Earth orbit the Sun, in contrast to geocentrism.
  2. A now-defunct theory that all primitive cultures worshipped the Sun and its movements and patterns.
  3. An obsession with the Sun and its movements and patterns.
 
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