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Tezcatlipoca
[ tes-kaht-li-poh-kah ]
noun
- an Aztec god.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Tezcatlipoca1
< Nahuatl Tēzcatlepōca, perhaps equivalent to tēzca ( tl ) mirror + tle ( tl ) fire + ( po ) pōca smokes (3rd-person singular present verb)
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Example Sentences
Huemac, Tezcatlipoca, or Nacaxoc succeeded immediately to the royal power in Tollan.
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As Tezcatlipoca and under various other titles he ever after ranked among the highest in the pantheon of Nahua divinities.
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We find a like conception in the Aztec wind-god Tezcatlipoca, who was looked upon as the primary source of existence.
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This was Tezcatlipoca, whose name signifies 'Shining Mirror.'
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The Aztec devotee picked up a pinch of clay in the temple of Tezcatlipoca and ate it with the greatest reverence.
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