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teotlalia.

Headword: 
teotlalia.
Principal English Translation: 

to constitute something as a deity or god, such as a statue that might be worshiped (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
teutlalia
Alonso de Molina: 

teutlalia. nic. (pret. onicnoteuti.) constituir algo por dios, como nabuchodonosor a aquella estatua que mando adorar.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 112r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Religion (Christian)
Religion (Indigenous)