noun
early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑king, ↑male monarch, ↑Rex
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died 1357? B.C., king of Egypt 1375?-1357?: reformer of ancient Egyptian religion (son of Amenhotep III). Also called Amenophis IV, Akhnaton, Ikhnaton.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.