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pentacle

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Noun
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pen=ta=cle

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun pentacle has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

pentaclen. [Gr. pe`nte five.].
     A five-pointed star, also called a pentagram or pentalpha. See illustr. under pentalpha. Sometimes referring to a similar figure, such as the figure composed of two equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a six-pointed star. It was used in early ornamental art, and also with superstitious import by the astrologers and mystics of the Middle Ages. The six-pointed star is more comonly called a hexagram, or called Solomon's seal; it resembles the star of David (Magen David)  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

pentacle, n. a figure used as a symbol, esp. in magic, e.g. a pentagram.

Etymology
med.L pentaculum (as PENTA-)
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