baetyl

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/ˈbiːtəl/[ˈbiːtl̩]

noun

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

OriginLatin baetulus ← Ancient Greek βαίτυλος →
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Meanings

nounbaetyl (plural baetyls)

plural baetyls · alternative betyl · alternative bethel · alternative baetulus · alternative baetylus · alternative baitylos

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβαίτυλος“a meteoric stone”
  2. Latinbaetulus
  3. Englishbaetyl

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

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Translations

French bétyle
  • bétyleTranslations
German Bätyl
  • BätylTranslations
Italian betilo
  • betiloTranslations
Russian бетил
  • бетил (betil)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with baetyl

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Sounds the same

Beatlebeetlebetel

Anagrams

BatleybleatybayletTealby
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APA

baetyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baetyl

MLA

“baetyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baetyl. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baetyl,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baetyl.

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