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Word: huehueteotl (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...honor the fire god Huehueteotl, captives were tossed into pits of coals to sizzle while the black-clad priests danced. Just before they died they were fished up with hooks. Their chests were sliced open with sharp stone knives and their hearts wrenched with practiced skill from their blistered bodies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Aztecs Revisited | 9/8/1941 | See Source »

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