Found 2 items, similar to tammuz.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Tammuz Tammuz n 1: the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July) [syn: Thammuz] 2: Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna [syn: Dumuzi]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tammuz 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 Ph[oe]nician 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]