baetyl

/beet-l/US // ˈbit l //

鲸鱼,鲸蜡,鲸豚,鲸鱼座

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Classical Antiquity.
- : a meteorite or stone held sacred or believed to be of divine origin.

At the foot of one of the trilithons was found a baetyl 51 inches in height, now in the museum at Valletta.
It has been suggested that this pit was made to hold the base of the cult-object, whether it was a baetyl or an idol.
This pillar can hardly be anything but a baetyl, or sacred stone.