teocalli

American  

[tee-uh-kal-ee, tey-uh-kah-lee, te-aw-kah-yee] / ˌti əˈkæl i, ˌteɪ əˈkɑ li, ˌtɛ ɔˈkɑ yi /

noun

plural

teocallis

1. a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.

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teocalli British  

/ ˌtiːəʊˈkælɪ /

noun

1. any of various truncated pyramids built by the Aztecs as bases for their temples

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Etymology

Origin of teocalli

1605–15; < Nahuatl, equivalent to teō ( tl ) god + calli house

Example Sentences

In McCracken was found a teocalli fourteen feet high and twelve hundred feet long.

From Stories of Old Kentucky by Purcell, Martha Grassham

Inside these were kept the idols of the gods to whom the teocalli was sacred.

From The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru by Spence, Lewis

Its height is 200 feet and its base measures 1,440 feet, which is greater than that of the pyramid of Cheops, and it forms the oldest and largest teocalli in Mexico.

From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Hume, Martin

Hickman County had a teocalli, or temple, ten feet high, thirty feet wide, and four hundred and fifty feet long.

From Stories of Old Kentucky by Purcell, Martha Grassham

Hastily dismounting the Spaniards sent the animals back to their quarters, and then, renewing the assault, had little difficulty in dispersing the Indians and securing a passage to the teocalli.

From The True Story Book by Lang, Andrew