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noun
A flat talisman, almost always star-shaped, made of parchment, sheet metal, or other substance, marked with a magic symbol or symbols, used in magical evocation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A pentagram, especially one that is used for magical or mystical purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, religion
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noun
A circumscribed pentagram.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, religion
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noun
a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pentagram, pentangle
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Broader terms: star
History
PIE word *pénkwe From Middle French pentacle, from Old French pentacol (“pendant”), from pent (“hangs”), a (“from”), and col (“neck”), thus "hangs from neck". Likely reanalyzed in medieval times as coming from penta- (“five”) and -culum (object forming suffix), as evidenced by the Latinized form pentaculum and the narrowing of the modern sense to a five-pointed design, especially a pentagram.
Across languages
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