pentalphan.

Brit.

/pɛnˈtalfə/, U.S.

/pɛnˈtælfə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pentalpha.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pentalpha five-pointed star, pentagram (c1595 in a British source) < medieval Greek (or earlier) πένταλϕα < ancient Greek πεντα- penta- comb. form + ἄλϕα alpha n. and adj.; so named from its presenting the form of an A in five different positions. Compare French pentalpha (1625 or earlier), German Pentalpha (1696 or earlier). Compare earlier pentacle n., pentangle n., pentagonon n.

= pentagram n. 1, pentangle n. 1.

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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [noun] > pentangle

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society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > pentangle

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1724 W. Stukeley Itinerarium Curiosum I. 140 'Tis the pentalpha or pentagrammon, among the Egyptians.

1818 J. C. Hobhouse Hist. Illustr. (ed. 2) 344 We often see English shepherds cutting the pentalpha..in the turf, although they never heard of Antiochus, or saw his coin, and although they are ignorant of its mystic power.

1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 61 The salutary ‘pentalpha’..should be written on the stable doors.

1916 Mod. Philol. 13 722 In the Middle Ages this device [sc. the six-pointed star] and the name ‘Solomon's Seal’ became confused with the pentangle (pentacle, pentalpha, pentagramma), a five pointed star with the lines of construction retained.

1994 Los Angeles Times 6 Mar. b18/4 The Pythagoreans revered this symbol as the pentalpha.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pentalpha
释义	pentalphan. Brit. /pɛnˈtalfə/, U.S. /pɛnˈtælfə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pentalpha. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pentalpha five-pointed star, pentagram (c1595 in a British source) < medieval Greek (or earlier) πένταλϕα < ancient Greek πεντα- penta- comb. form + ἄλϕα alpha n. and adj.; so named from its presenting the form of an A in five different positions. Compare French pentalpha (1625 or earlier), German Pentalpha (1696 or earlier). Compare earlier pentacle n., pentangle n., pentagonon n. = pentagram n. 1, pentangle n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [noun] > pentangle endless knotc1400 pentanglec1400 pentacle1561 pentagonon?1585 pentalpha1724 pentagram1825 society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > pentangle pentanglec1400 pentacle1561 pentagonon?1585 pentalpha1724 pentagram1825 1724 W. Stukeley Itinerarium Curiosum I. 140 'Tis the pentalpha or pentagrammon, among the Egyptians. 1818 J. C. Hobhouse Hist. Illustr. (ed. 2) 344 We often see English shepherds cutting the pentalpha..in the turf, although they never heard of Antiochus, or saw his coin, and although they are ignorant of its mystic power. 1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 61 The salutary ‘pentalpha’..should be written on the stable doors. 1916 Mod. Philol. 13 722 In the Middle Ages this device [sc. the six-pointed star] and the name ‘Solomon's Seal’ became confused with the pentangle (pentacle, pentalpha, pentagramma), a five pointed star with the lines of construction retained. 1994 Los Angeles Times 6 Mar. b18/4 The Pythagoreans revered this symbol as the pentalpha. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1724
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