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noun
- (astronomy) The theory of the heliocentric model, that the planets including Earth orbit the Sun, in contrast to geocentrism.
- (cultural anthropology) A now-defunct theory that all primitive cultures worshipped the Sun and its movements and patterns.
- An obsession with the Sun and its movements and patterns.
Translations: - German: Heliozentrismus(de)m
Etymology: From Greek (heliokentrikos) "having the sun as his centre", from ancient Greek (helios) "sun" + (kentron) "centre".
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