baetyl
noun
bae·tyl
ˈbētᵊl
variants or baetulus or baetylus
ˈbēchələs
ˈbētᵊləs
plural baetyls
-ᵊlz
or baetuli -chəˌlī
or baetyli -tᵊlˌī
: a roughly shaped stone (such as a meteorite) held sacred or worshipped as of divine origin
baetylic adjective
(ˈ)bē¦tilik
Word History
Etymology
Latin baetulus, from Greek baitylos, a sacred meteorite
First Known Use
1854, in the meaning defined above