baetyl

[ beet-l ]

/ ˈbit l /

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noun Classical Antiquity.

a meteorite or stone held sacred or believed to be of divine origin.

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Also bae·tu·lus

[bee-chuh-luhs, beet-l-uhs], /ˈbi tʃə ləs, ˈbit l əs/, bae·ty·lus

[beet-l-uhs]. /ˈbit l əs/.

Origin of baetyl

1850–55; <Latin baetulus<Greek baítȳlos meteoric stone

OTHER WORDS FROM baetyl

bae·tyl·ic

[bee-til-ik], /biˈtɪl ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby baetyl

Baedeker raid, B.A.E.E., Baekeland, bael, Baer, baetyl, Baeyer, Baez, BAF, Bafana Bafana, baff

How to use baetyl in a sentence

At the foot of one of the trilithons was found a baetyl 51 inches in height, now in the museum at Valletta.
Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders|T. Eric Peet
It has been suggested that this pit was made to hold the base of the cult-object, whether it was a baetyl or an idol.
Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders|T. Eric Peet
This pillar can hardly be anything but a baetyl, or sacred stone.
Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders|T. Eric Peet