pentacle
The "first pentacle of the moon": The only one of the 44 pentacles in :w:Key of SolomonThe Key of Solomon that is not disk-shaped.
Meaning
Noun
- A flat talisman, almost always disk-shaped, made of parchment, sheet metal, or other substance, marked with a magic symbol or symbols, used in magical evocation.
- A pentagram, or a disk with a pentagram on it, especially one that is used for magical or mystical purposes.
- A circumscribed pentagram.
- A figure formed by two equilateral triangles intersecting regularly so as to form a six-pointed star.
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Origin
- From Middle French pentacle, from Old French pentacol, from pent, a, and col, thus "hangs from neck".
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