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The fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July)
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tammuz
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thammuz \Tham"muz\, Tammuz \Tam"muz\, n. [Heb. thamm[=u]z.] A deity among the ancient Syrians, in honor of whom the Hebrew idolatresses held an annual lamentation. This deity has been conjectured to be the same with the Ph[oe]nician Adon, or Adonis. --Milton. ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tammuz may refer to: Tammuz (deity) , Babylonian and Sumerian god Tammuz (Hebrew month) , the 4th month of the Hebrew calendar Tammuz (Babylonian calendar) , a month in the Babylonian calendar Tammuz 1 or Osirak, formerly a nuclear reactor in Iraq
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Babylonian and Assyrian god (identified with Adon), according to Klein's sources probably from Babylonian Du'uzu , contraction of Dumu-zi "the son who rises," also interpeted as "the faithful son."
Usage examples of tammuz.
Still complaining to himself, Tammuz arranged the smoldering sticks in the stand, then stalked off toward the building where everyone else had gone.