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单词 pentacle
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Definition of pentacle in English:

pentacle

noun ˈpɛntək(ə)lˈpɛn(t)ək(ə)l
  • 1A talisman or magical object, typically disc-shaped and inscribed with a pentagram, used as a symbol of the element of earth.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • All were of inverted crosses, pentacles and other strange symbols.
    • They've seen me wearing my pentacle, and they've seen the books I carry around, but I think they choose to look the other way.
    • Everything from pentacles and talismans to cloaks and incense can be found here at very reasonable prices!
    • A five-pointed star, the pentagram or pentacle, sometimes has magical and occult associations.
    • For instance, when I was at a dance recital the director asked me to take off my necklace (which had a pentacle on it) because we shouldn't have jewelry on.
    • When I looked, I was holding a medallion that consisted of a pentacle - the symbol of my faith - within a circle and triangle - the symbol of recovery.
    • A year ago I had saw him at the carnival and he had asked about my pentacle.
    • The next piece of advice I have is: If you're going to wear a pentacle or any kind of symbol of who you are, don't change your behavior in any way.
    • It was then I noticed the pentacle around his neck.
    • Slowly, the masses are being educated through entertainment that the pentacle is merely a symbol that was likewise ‘corrupted’.
    • Wear your pentacle with pride if that's what you want to do, but please be prepared for the questions and comments that are bound to come from somewhere.
    • I wear a pentacle everyday as a symbol of protection and of my faith.
    • When I go to school it is with a cross and a pentacle around my neck.
    • Moving and reshaping two elements simultaneously required a pentacle; this he drew in the air with a finger.
    • To say I'm freaked out is an understatement, but as soon as I left a small drawing of a pentacle in the sand, the other Pagan respectfully stayed away from my area.
    • I wouldn't think of waving my blade about in a crowded mall, but my pentacle is also a tool for focus, as well as one meant for protection, and I carry it everywhere.
    • All too often, it seems, people think that when they put on a pentacle, read a few books and put on some black clothes, that somehow they become Witches.
    • It is not right when a person assumes you're a Satanist because you wear a pentacle.
    • He mused, eyeing for the first time, the pentacle around my neck.
    • If we keep speaking out when a movie falsely uses a pentacle or a talk show falsely references a Wiccan term, there is a chance for a better and brighter tomorrow!
    1. 1.1 A pentagram.
    2. 1.2pentacles One of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to coins in others.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The 10 of Pentacles is one of the most auspicious cards in the Tarot deck, besides World.
      • On the Two of Pentacles we see a young man dancing as he juggles his worldly concerns.

Origin

Late 16th century: from medieval Latin pentaculum, apparently based on Greek penta- 'five'.

Rhymes

tentacle
 
 

Definition of pentacle in US English:

pentacle

nounˈpen(t)ək(ə)lˈpɛn(t)ək(ə)l
  • 1A talisman or magical object, typically disk-shaped and inscribed with a pentagram or other figure, and used as a symbol of the element of earth.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When I go to school it is with a cross and a pentacle around my neck.
    • A year ago I had saw him at the carnival and he had asked about my pentacle.
    • I wouldn't think of waving my blade about in a crowded mall, but my pentacle is also a tool for focus, as well as one meant for protection, and I carry it everywhere.
    • Wear your pentacle with pride if that's what you want to do, but please be prepared for the questions and comments that are bound to come from somewhere.
    • Moving and reshaping two elements simultaneously required a pentacle; this he drew in the air with a finger.
    • The next piece of advice I have is: If you're going to wear a pentacle or any kind of symbol of who you are, don't change your behavior in any way.
    • All were of inverted crosses, pentacles and other strange symbols.
    • They've seen me wearing my pentacle, and they've seen the books I carry around, but I think they choose to look the other way.
    • It was then I noticed the pentacle around his neck.
    • Slowly, the masses are being educated through entertainment that the pentacle is merely a symbol that was likewise ‘corrupted’.
    • If we keep speaking out when a movie falsely uses a pentacle or a talk show falsely references a Wiccan term, there is a chance for a better and brighter tomorrow!
    • All too often, it seems, people think that when they put on a pentacle, read a few books and put on some black clothes, that somehow they become Witches.
    • Everything from pentacles and talismans to cloaks and incense can be found here at very reasonable prices!
    • To say I'm freaked out is an understatement, but as soon as I left a small drawing of a pentacle in the sand, the other Pagan respectfully stayed away from my area.
    • It is not right when a person assumes you're a Satanist because you wear a pentacle.
    • When I looked, I was holding a medallion that consisted of a pentacle - the symbol of my faith - within a circle and triangle - the symbol of recovery.
    • He mused, eyeing for the first time, the pentacle around my neck.
    • For instance, when I was at a dance recital the director asked me to take off my necklace (which had a pentacle on it) because we shouldn't have jewelry on.
    • A five-pointed star, the pentagram or pentacle, sometimes has magical and occult associations.
    • I wear a pentacle everyday as a symbol of protection and of my faith.
    1. 1.1
      another term for pentagram
    2. 1.2pentacles One of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to coins in others.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The 10 of Pentacles is one of the most auspicious cards in the Tarot deck, besides World.
      • On the Two of Pentacles we see a young man dancing as he juggles his worldly concerns.

Origin

Late 16th century: from medieval Latin pentaculum, apparently based on Greek penta- ‘five’.

 
 
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