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Definition of Pentacle
1. Noun. A star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon.
Definition of Pentacle
1. n. A figure composed of two equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a six-pointed star, -- used in early ornamental art, and also with superstitious import by the astrologers and mystics of the Middle Ages.
Definition of Pentacle
1. Noun. A pentagram, especially a physical one used for magical or mystical purposes. ¹
2. Noun. (context: Neopaganism Wicca) A pentagram enclosed within a circle, especially a physical one. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pentacle
1. a five-pointed star [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pentacle
Literary usage of Pentacle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"It was, however, something in use among pretended conjurers. [A pentacle was a
magical figure formed by intersecting triangles. ..."
2. Medical Symbolism in Connection with Historical Studies in the Arts of by Thomas S. Sozinskey (1891)
"THE pentacle. BY way of conclusion, and at the risk of running too deep into occult
... THE pentacle. " With her slender-pointed foot, Some figure like a ..."
3. Diary of Iohn Evelyn, Esq., F.R.S.: To which are Added a Selection from His by John Evelyn (1906)
"At the head of his Dedication to Lady Sylvius he places the ancient symbol known
as the pentacle, or Solomon's seal, thus : Vn Dieu \^J ** un On page cxxiv ..."
4. The Blazing Star: With an Appendix Treating of the Jewish Kabbala. Also, a by William Batchelder Greene (1872)
"... The five-rayed Blazing Star — the pentacle — ABRAK— is the special star of
the great . Aryan (or Indo-Germanic, or Japhetic*) __/\__ race. ..."
5. Credulities Past and Present: Including the Sea and Seamen, Miners, Amulets by William Jones (1898)
"The pentalpha, pentacle, or pentangle, consisting of three triangles ...
Aubrey says the pentacle was " heretofore used by the Greek Christians (as the sign ..."
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