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athames

athames is the plural of athame.

Meaning of athame

Noun

athame (plural athames)

  1. A ceremonial pointed knife or dagger, used especially in Wicca and other neopagan traditions and typically having a black handle with magical symbols on it.
    • She is moving with a regal gait, grasping the arthame, or magic knife.1931, Émile-Jules Grillot de Givry, chapter 7, in JC Locke, transl., Witchcraft, Magic and Alchemy

Questions about athames

What is athames the plural of?
Athames is the plural of athame.

Words near athames in the dictionary

  1. athalline
  2. athamantin
  3. Athamas
  4. athambia
  5. athame
  6. athames
  7. athamé
  8. athamés
  9. athan
  10. Athanaselis
  11. Athanaselises

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