- Baetuli
- Baetulus B[ae]"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.
[1913 Webster]
All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are b[ae]tuli, i. e., traditional and elementary images of the deity. --I. Gonino (Perrot & Chipiez). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
