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.

Nearby words

baedeker, baedeker raid, baekeland, bael, baer, baetyl, baeyer, baez, baf, bafana bafana, baff

Also bae·tu·lus

[bee-chuh-luh s, beet-l-uh s] /ˈbi tʃə ləs, ˈbit l əs/, bae·ty·lus

[beet-l-uh s] /ˈbit l əs/.

Origin of baetyl

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

Related forms

bae·tyl·ic

[bee-til-ik] /biˈtɪl ɪk/, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for baetyl

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
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
This pillar can hardly be anything but a baetyl, or sacred stone.
Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders|T. Eric Peet