Why this word is great
HELIOTHEIST — [Noun] One who practices heliotheism; a sun worshiper or one who believes the sun to be a god. From helio- (Greek hēlios, "sun") + theist (Greek theos, "god"). Unlike "heliolater" (which suggests ritual without creed) or "pagan" (which casts too wide a net), "heliotheist" is precise—a declaration of faith in the celestial fire. It is the dawn-facing priest with arms outstretched, the farmer kneeling in the wheat at solstice, the astronomer tracing the sun’s path as if it were scripture—each a witness to the oldest truth: that life is borrowed light, and all worship is, in the end, a kind of gratitude.