pentacle
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pentacle
- /ˈpɛnt.ə.kl̩/ US
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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.
noun pentacles
- 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. ouer this pott and the cyrcle hold the pentacles, and perfume them; and say deuoutly theis psalmes followynge
- A pentagram, especially one that is used for magical or mystical purposes. he drew a pentacle or five-pointed star.
- A circumscribed pentagram. The pentacle—a pentagram enclosed within a surrounding circle—as found as the centre-piece on a witch's altar is often worn as a silver pendant by witches and other neo-pagans alike repesenting their beliefs in the interconnectedness and interdependence of the powers of nature and spirit.
Similar: pentaculum, pentagram, pentalpha · Opposite: inverted pentagram
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noun
Similar: pentaculum, pentagram, pentalpha · Opposite: inverted pentagram
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Talk about this word "pentacle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pentacle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pentacle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pentacle "pentacle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pentacle.Cite this
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title = {pentacle},
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