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pentacle
CIDE DICTIONARY
pentacle, n. [Gr. pe`nte five.].
A five-pointed star, also called a pentagram or pentalpha. See illustr. under pentalpha. Sometimes referring to a similar figure, such as the figure composed of two equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a six-pointed star. It was used in early ornamental art, and also with superstitious import by the astrologers and mystics of the Middle Ages. The six-pointed star is more comonly called a hexagram , or called Solomon's seal; it resembles the star of David (Magen David) [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pentacle, n. a figure used as a symbol, esp. in magic, e.g. a pentagram.
Etymology
med.L pentaculum (as PENTA-)
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