Quetzalcoatl

[ ket-sahl-koh-aht-l ]

/ kɛtˌsɑl koʊˈɑt l /

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noun

the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.

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Origin of Quetzalcoatl

<Spanish Quetzalcóatl<Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl, equivalent to quetzal(li) (see quetzal) + cōātl snake

Words nearby Quetzalcoatl

question time, questor, quetsch, Quetta, quetzal, Quetzalcoatl, Quetzaltenango, queue, queued, queue fourché, queue-jump

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How to use Quetzalcoatl in a sentence

Then they went there together, Quetzalcoatl metamorphosing himself into a 'black ant.'
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During the Olmec period, that is, the earliest period of Nahua power, the great Quetzalcoatl appeared.
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On the ruins of the pyramid was built a temple to Quetzalcoatl, who was afterwards worshiped as a god.
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Mendieta adds that by another wife the same old man had a son named Quetzalcoatl.
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Everything presaged a revolution, and the foes of Quetzalcoatl were cheered with hopes of approaching triumph.
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British Dictionary definitions for Quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcoatl

/ (ˌkɛtsəlkəʊˈætəl) /

noun

a god of the Aztecs and Toltecs, represented as a feathered serpent

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Cultural definitions for Quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcoatl

[ (ket-sahl-koh-aht-l) ]

An ancient nature god and legendary ruler of the Toltec people of Mexico, usually represented as a plumed serpent.