baetyl
[ beet-l ]
nounClassical Antiquity.
a meteorite or stone held sacred or believed to be of divine origin.
Origin of baetyl
11850–55; <Latin baetulus<Greek baítȳlos meteoric stone
- 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/.
Other words from baetyl
- bae·tyl·ic [bee-til-ik], /biˈtɪl ɪk/, adjective
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How to use baetyl in a sentence
We have seen that in the Maltese temples the worship of baetyls or pillars of stone seems to have been carried on.
Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders | T. Eric Peet
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