English Dictionary: Baetuli | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8B91tulus \[d8]B[91]"tu*lus\, n.; pl. {B[ae]tuli}. [L., fr. Gr. bai`tylos a sacred meteorite.] (Antiq.) A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin. All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are b[91]tuli, i. e., traditional and elementary images of the deity. --I. Gonino (Perrot & Chipiez). |