Thammuz

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thammuz \Tham"muz\, Tammuz \Tam"muz\, n. [Heb. thamm[=u]z.]
     1. 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 Phoenician
        Adon, or Adonis. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. The fourth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, --
        supposed to correspond nearly with our month of July.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Thammuz
       n : the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the
           ecclesiastic year (in June and July) [syn: {Tammuz}]