pentacle
2 synonyms for pentacle, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A star-shaped charm, usually made of parchment or metal and marked with a magic sign, used in spell-casting.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
pentangle
pentagram
Etymology
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 narr...
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