pentagram

[ pen-tuh-gram ]

/ ˈpɛn təˌgræm /

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noun

a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc.

Also called pentacle, pentangle, pentalpha.

Origin of pentagram

From the Greek word pentágrammon, dating back to 1825–35. See penta-, -gram¹

OTHER WORDS FROM pentagram

pen·ta·gram·mat·ic

[pen-tuh-gruh-mat-ik], /ˈpɛn tə grəˈmæt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby pentagram

pentagon, pentagonal dodecahedron, Pentagonese, pentagonoid, Pentagon Papers, pentagram, pentahedron, pentahydrate, pentahydric, pentahydroxy, pentalpha

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Example sentences from the Web for pentagram

One of those men was Jake Ferguson—a drugged-out ex-criminal with natty dreadlocks and a pentagram tattooed on his forehead.
Eco-Terrorism Documentary Incites Debate|Marlow Stern|June 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Then he calls a rat to gnaw a gap in the pentagram, and escapes.
The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust'|H. B. Cotterill
By producing each side of this latter figure the five-pointed star (fig. 9), known as the pentagram, is obtained.
Bygone Beliefs|H. Stanley Redgrove
Pentagram, pen′ta-gram, n. a five-pointed star: a magic figure so called.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

For you the circle has not been traced nor the pentagram fixed, for you no law has been thrust down.
The Thing from the Lake|Eleanor M. Ingram
It was to the Pentagram Circle that I first broached the new conceptions that were developing in my mind.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for pentagram

pentagram

/ (ˈpɛntəˌɡræm) /

noun

a star-shaped figure formed by extending the sides of a regular pentagon to meet at five points

such a figure used as a magical or symbolic figure by the Pythagoreans, black magicians, etc

Also called: pentacle, pentangle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pentagram
释义	pentagram [ pen-tuh-gram ] / ˈpɛn təˌgræm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pentagram ON THESAURUS.COM noun a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc. Also called pentacle, pentangle, pentalpha. Origin of pentagram From the Greek word pentágrammon, dating back to 1825–35. See penta-, -gram¹ OTHER WORDS FROM pentagram pen·ta·gram·mat·ic [pen-tuh-gruh-mat-ik], /ˈpɛn tə grəˈmæt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby pentagram pentagon, pentagonal dodecahedron, Pentagonese, pentagonoid, Pentagon Papers, pentagram, pentahedron, pentahydrate, pentahydric, pentahydroxy, pentalpha Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pentagram One of those men was Jake Ferguson—a drugged-out ex-criminal with natty dreadlocks and a pentagram tattooed on his forehead. Eco-Terrorism Documentary Incites Debate\|Marlow Stern\|June 26, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Then he calls a rat to gnaw a gap in the pentagram, and escapes. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust'\|H. B. Cotterill By producing each side of this latter figure the five-pointed star (fig. 9), known as the pentagram, is obtained. Bygone Beliefs\|H. Stanley Redgrove Pentagram, pen′ta-gram, n. a five-pointed star: a magic figure so called. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various For you the circle has not been traced nor the pentagram fixed, for you no law has been thrust down. The Thing from the Lake\|Eleanor M. Ingram It was to the Pentagram Circle that I first broached the new conceptions that were developing in my mind. The New Machiavelli\|Herbert George Wells British Dictionary definitions for pentagram pentagram / (ˈpɛntəˌɡræm) / noun a star-shaped figure formed by extending the sides of a regular pentagon to meet at five points such a figure used as a magical or symbolic figure by the Pythagoreans, black magicians, etc Also called: pentacle, pentangle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pentagram cinquefoil, pentangle, quintuple, lustrum, cinque, quinquennium, pentacle, quintette, quintuplet, pentagon, limerick, pentad, quincunx, quinquennial, quintuplicate
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pentagram

noun

Origin of pentagram

OTHER WORDS FROM pentagram

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Example sentences from the Web for pentagram

British Dictionary definitions for pentagram

noun

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