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Meaning of PENTACLE

Pronunciation:  'pentukul

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
 

PENTACLE is a 8 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: pentagram
 
 See Also: star

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pen"ta*cle\, n. [Gr. ? five.]
A figure composed of two equilateral triangles intersecting
so as to form a six-pointed star, -- used in early ornamental
art, and also with superstitious import by the astrologers
and mystics of the Middle Ages.



 

 

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