Quetzalcoatl

[ ket-sahl-koh-aht-l ]

/ kɛtˌsɑl koʊˈɑt l /

noun

the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.

Origin of Quetzalcoatl

<Spanish Quetzalcóatl<Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl, equivalent to quetzal(li) (see quetzal) + cōātl snake

Words nearby Quetzalcoatl

Questran, quetiapine fumarate, quetsch, Quetta, quetzal, Quetzalcoatl, Quetzaltenango, queue, queue fourché, queue-jump, queuing theory

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Example sentences from the Web for Quetzalcoatl

But Votan has so much in common with Quetzalcoatl that some writers are inclined to consider them identical, or at least related.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3|Hubert Howe Bancroft
It is in Zapotecapan, however, that the disciples of Quetzalcoatl appear most prominently.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft
Next to him came the chief priest of Quetzalcoatl, who had no authority, however, except over his own order of clergy.
Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru|Albert Rville
Quetzalcoatl then forsook Tollan, and journeyed from city to city till he reached Cholula, where he lived twenty years.
American Hero-Myths|Daniel G. Brinton

A number of authorities have seen in Quetzalcoatl a god of the air, and even a moon-deity.
An Introduction to Mythology|Lewis Spence

British Dictionary definitions for Quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcoatl

/ (ˌkɛtsəlkəʊˈætəl) /

noun

a god of the Aztecs and Toltecs, represented as a feathered serpent

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcoatl

[ (ket-sahl-koh-aht-l) ]

An ancient nature god and legendary ruler of the Toltec people of Mexico, usually represented as a plumed serpent.

单词	quetzalcoatl
释义	Quetzalcoatl [ ket-sahl-koh-aht-l ] / kɛtˌsɑl koʊˈɑt l / noun the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures. Origin of Quetzalcoatl <Spanish Quetzalcóatl<Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl, equivalent to quetzal(li) (see quetzal) + cōātl snake Words nearby Quetzalcoatl Questran, quetiapine fumarate, quetsch, Quetta, quetzal, Quetzalcoatl, Quetzaltenango, queue, queue fourché, queue-jump, queuing theory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Quetzalcoatl But Votan has so much in common with Quetzalcoatl that some writers are inclined to consider them identical, or at least related. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3\|Hubert Howe Bancroft It is in Zapotecapan, however, that the disciples of Quetzalcoatl appear most prominently. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5\|Hubert Howe Bancroft Next to him came the chief priest of Quetzalcoatl, who had no authority, however, except over his own order of clergy. Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Native Religions of Mexico and Peru\|Albert Rville Quetzalcoatl then forsook Tollan, and journeyed from city to city till he reached Cholula, where he lived twenty years. American Hero-Myths\|Daniel G. Brinton A number of authorities have seen in Quetzalcoatl a god of the air, and even a moon-deity. An Introduction to Mythology\|Lewis Spence British Dictionary definitions for Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl / (ˌkɛtsəlkəʊˈætəl) / noun a god of the Aztecs and Toltecs, represented as a feathered serpent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl [ (ket-sahl-koh-aht-l) ] An ancient nature god and legendary ruler of the Toltec people of Mexico, usually represented as a plumed serpent. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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