Ra
a sun god of Heliopolis, a universal creator worshiped throughout Egypt (typically represented as a hawk-headed man bearing on his head the solar disk and the uraeus).
- Also Re [rey] /reɪ/ .
Words Nearby Ra
Other definitions for Ra (2 of 5)
radium.
Other definitions for RA (3 of 5)
regular army.
Other definitions for rā (4 of 5)
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Origin of rā
4Other definitions for R.A. (5 of 5)
rear admiral.
Astronomy. right ascension.
royal academician.
Royal Academy.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use Ra in a sentence
Her choice for Desert Island Discs ranged from “The Drinking Song” by Verdi to “Ra Ra Rasputin” by Boney M.
The Week in Death: Clarissa Dickson Wright, One of ‘Two Fat Ladies’ | The Telegraph | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt opening of the Ra exhibition, some of his key recruits—from Gormley to novelist Ian McEwan—were gathered.
Ra was the sun-god, especially worshipped at Heliopolis,--the symbol of light and heat.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordHis image is found standing on the oldest monument, a form of Ra, the light of the lower world, and king and judge of Hades.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordThe priestly city of On, a sort of university town, was consecrated to the worship of Ra, the sun.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John Lord
Mu Ra ka mag napildi sa sugal, You look as if you lost in gambling.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan | John U. WolffMapúkan Ra ang hiwing pamunúan, The crooked administration will some day be brought down.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan | John U. Wolff
British Dictionary definitions for Ra (1 of 3)
radium
British Dictionary definitions for Ra (2 of 3)
Re
/ (rɑː) /
the ancient Egyptian sun god, depicted as a man with a hawk's head surmounted by a solar disc and serpent
British Dictionary definitions for RA (3 of 3)
rear admiral
astronomy right ascension
(in Britain) Royal Academician or Academy
(in Britain) Royal Artillery
Argentina (international car registration)
Origin of RA
3Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for Ra
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse