teocallin.

/tiːəʊˈkali/

Forms: Also 1600s teucalli.

Etymology: < Mexican teocallí, < teotl god + callí house.

A structure for purposes of worship among the ancient Mexicans and Central Americans, usually consisting of a four-sided truncated pyramid built terrace-wise, and surmounted by a temple.

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1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. xii. 670 Gomara saith, that this and other their Temples were called Teucalli, which signifieth Gods house.

1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. ii. viii. 360 The floor and walls of the teocalli were then cleansed, by command of Cortés, from their foul impurities.

1844 H. W. Longfellow Arsenal at Springfield v And Aztec priests upon their teocallis [rhyme palace] Beat the wild war-drums.

1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. Introd. 17 A description of the teocalli, or Mexican pyramids.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	teocalli
释义	teocallin. /tiːəʊˈkali/ Forms: Also 1600s teucalli. Etymology: < Mexican teocallí, < teotl god + callí house. A structure for purposes of worship among the ancient Mexicans and Central Americans, usually consisting of a four-sided truncated pyramid built terrace-wise, and surmounted by a temple. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > temple > [noun] > Mexican teocalli1613 teopan1891 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. xii. 670 Gomara saith, that this and other their Temples were called Teucalli, which signifieth Gods house. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. ii. viii. 360 The floor and walls of the teocalli were then cleansed, by command of Cortés, from their foul impurities. 1844 H. W. Longfellow Arsenal at Springfield v And Aztec priests upon their teocallis [rhyme palace] Beat the wild war-drums. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. Introd. 17 A description of the teocalli, or Mexican pyramids. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1613
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