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pentagram Definition

pen·ta·gram (pentə gram′)

noun

  1. pentacle
  2. any figure of five lines

Etymology: Gr pentagrammon, neut. of pentagrammos, having five lines: see penta- & -gram

pentagram Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • inscribe: As you inscribe pentagram see it forming in the air in front of you.
  • draw: He points to a pentagram drawn near top of door.
  • form: The petals form a pentagram which is emblematic of the supreme self-denial of the initiate devoted to the completion of the Great Work.
  • use: Greece used a pentagram to depict 5 different aspects of Greece at the beginning of the show.
  • have: The berries have a tiny pentagram on them and are especially poisonous.

Adjective modifier

  • red: From the darkness steps a tall hooded figure dressed in black robes, emblazoned with a red pentagram on the cuffs of each sleeve.

Browse dictionary entries near pentagram

  1. pentagon
  2. pentaerythritol
  3. pentadactyl
  4. pentad
  5. pentacle
  6. pentachlorophenol
  7. penta-
  8. pent-up
  9. pent
  10. penstock
  1. pentahedron
  2. pentamerous
  3. pentameter
  4. pentamidine
  5. pentane
  6. pentangular
  7. pentanol
  8. pentaploid
  9. pentaquine
  10. pentarchy