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Baphomet|ˈbæfəʊmɛt|
[a. F. Baphomet; cf. Pr. Bafomet, OSp. Mafomat.]
a. A form of the name Mahomet used by mediæval writers.
b. Alleged name of the idol which the Templars were accused of worshipping. (According to l'Abbé Constant, quoted by Littré, this word was cabalistically formed by writing backward tem. o. h .p. ab., abbreviation of templi omnium hominum pacis abbas, ‘abbot’ or ‘father of the temple of peace of all men.’) Hence Baphoˈmetic a.
1818Hallam Mid. Ages (1872) I. 140 Baphomet is a secret word ascribed to the Templars. 1855Milman Lat. Chr. VII. xii. ii. 278 The great stress..in the condemnation of the templars is laid on the worship of Baphomet. The talismans, bowls, symbols, are even called Baphometic. 1831Carlyle Sart. Res. ii. vii, My Spiritual New-birth, or Baphometic Fire-baptism. |