pentacle

Examples of pentacle in a sentence

• if ye constraine any spirit to come before you and when ye haue shewed him ye secret pentacles, there is none dare say against your minde1572, The Clavicle of Solomon, revealed by Ptolomy the Grecian [British Library Sloane MS 3847], London:
• the figure of the pentacle, or pentagram.1959, Gerald Gardner, chapter 8, in The Meaning of Witchcraft, page 122:
• The pentagram becomes a pentacle when it is enclosed within a circle and inscribed on a disc or stone.2007 March 1, Ruth Barr, chapter 5, in Women's Rites, Women's Mysteries: Intuitive Ritual Creation, 2nd edition, Woodbury: Llewellyn...

Synonyms of pentacle

• pentaculum
• pentagram
• pentalpha

Antonyms

• inverted pentagram

Forms of pentacle

Origin of pentacle

PIE word *pénkʷe From Middle French pentacle, from Old French pentacol (“pendant”), from pent (“hangs”), a (“from”), and col (“neck”), thus "hangs from neck". Likely reanalyzed in medieval times as coming from penta- (“five”) and -culum (object forming suffix), as evidenced by the Latinized form pentaculum and the narrowing of the modern sense to a five-pointed design, especially a pentagram.

Questions about pentacle

What does pentacle mean?

Pentacle means a flat talisman, almost always star-shaped, made of parchment, sheet metal, or other substance, marked with a magic symbol or symbols, used in magical evocation.

How do you use pentacle in a sentence?

if ye constraine any spirit to come before you and when ye haue shewed him ye secret pentacles, there is none dare say against your minde

What part of speech is pentacle?

Pentacle is a noun.

How do you pronounce pentacle?

Pentacle is pronounced /ˈpɛnt.ə.kl̩/ (US).

What is the plural of pentacle?

The plural of pentacle is pentacles.