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bætulus
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bætulus, n. [L., fr. Gr. bai`tylos a sacred meteorite.].
A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held sacred or worshiped as of divine origin. [1913 Webster]
"All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are bætuli, i. e., traditional and elementary images of the deity." [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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