'Baetulus' definitions:
Definition of 'Baetulus'
From: GCIDE
- Baetulus \B[ae]"tu*lus\, n.; pl. B[ae]tuli. [L., fr. Gr. bai`tylos a sacred meteorite.] (Antiq.) 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 b[ae]tuli, i. e., traditional and elementary images of the deity. --I. Gonino (Perrot & Chipiez). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]