Baetyl

//ˈbiːtəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A meteorite or similar-looking rough stone thought to be of divine origin and worshipped as sacred. historical

Etymology

From Latin baetulus, from Ancient Greek βαίτυλος (baítulos, “a meteoric stone”).

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