Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Toltec and Aztec god of darkness and discord, sometimes represented as a jaguar, who was worshiped as co-creator of the world along with his adversary Quetzalcoatl.
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- proper noun An
Aztec god.
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Examples
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When those opposed to Quetzalcoatl did not succeed in their designs, they summoned to their aid a demon or sorcerer, by name Tezcatlipoca, and his assistants.
American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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And it is improper to speak of Tezcatlipoca as he at all, for Tezcatlipoca is simply Tezcatlipoca. '
Mexico Michener, James 1992
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"Tezcatlipoca," he cried out as if he were calling for someone, "Tezcatlipoca!"
Burning Water Lackey, Mercedes 1989
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The name "Tezcatlipoca" is one of odd significance.
American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent Daniel Garrison Brinton 1868
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The Aztecs of ancient America demanded the best music on days that celebrated Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca and Tlaloc.
Lorenzo Candelaria: The Sacred Nature Of Music Lorenzo Candelaria 2011
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The Aztecs of ancient America demanded the best music on days that celebrated Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca and Tlaloc.
Lorenzo Candelaria: The Sacred Nature Of Music Lorenzo Candelaria 2011
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The Aztecs of ancient America demanded the best music on days that celebrated Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca and Tlaloc.
Lorenzo Candelaria: The Sacred Nature Of Music Lorenzo Candelaria 2011
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The Aztecs of ancient America demanded the best music on days that celebrated Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipoca and Tlaloc.
Lorenzo Candelaria: The Sacred Nature Of Music Lorenzo Candelaria 2011
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A skunk's entrance into one's house was an ominous sign that Tezcatlipoca was about to unleash his wrath: its foul stench "entered into one," auguring death and destruction.
Pestilence and Headcolds: Encountering Illness in Colonial Mexico 2008
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Tezcatlipoca: the Nahuas 'major deity; associated with the night, death, sexual transgressions, and discord in general; carries a "smoking mirror."
Pestilence and Headcolds: Encountering Illness in Colonial Mexico 2008
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