pentagram en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- pĕn′tə-grăm′
- /ˈpɛn.təˌɡɹæm/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πεντάγραμμον (pentágrammon), noun form of the adjectives πεντάγραμμος (pentágrammos) and πεντέγραμμος (pentégrammos, “five-lined, having five lines”). Equivalent to penta- + -gram.
Meanings
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The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.
Prove that the circles so belonging to the 6 pentagrams formed by 6 lines meet in a point, and so on; the series of theorems being interminable.
1871, W. J. C. Miller, editor, Mathematical Questions and Solutions, volume XV, page 47:Four figures involve 12 pentagrams arranged as in the faces of a dodecahedron with their vertices touching.
2012, John Barnes, Gems of Geometry, page 59:The passive pentagrams of spirit are drawn first in the quarters of the passive elements—water and earth—and likewise followed by the appropriate traditional elemental pentagram.
2007, Christopher Penczak, The Temple of High Witchcraft: Ceremonies, Spheres, and the Witches' Qabalah, page 345:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pentagrams | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pentagramme | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
inverted pentagram · pentagrammic · Pentagram
Holonyms
Relateds
nonagram (9-pointed) (star shape) · decagram (10-pointed) (star shape) · heptagram (7-pointed) (star shape) · octogram (8-pointed) (star shape) · hexagram (6-pointed) (star shape)
Synonyms
pentalpha · pentangle · pentacle
Translations (63)
sk pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · pl gwiazda pitagorejska (shape of five-pointed star) · grc πεντάγραμμον (shape of five-pointed star) · bo སྐར་མ་ཟུར་ལྡ (shape of five-pointed star) · cs pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · yue 五角星 (shape of five-pointed star) · hu pentagramma (shape of five-pointed star) · sv pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · pl pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · gl pentagrama (shape of five-pointed star) · ta பெண்டகிராம் (shape of five-pointed star) · eo pentagramo (shape of five-pointed star) · et pentagramm (shape of five-pointed star) · nl pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · ja 五芒星 (shape of five-pointed star) · eu pentagrama (shape of five-pointed star) · nb pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · sh pȅntagram (shape of five-pointed star) · hi पंचरेखा (shape of five-pointed star) · fur pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · ru пентагра́мма (shape of five-pointed star) · lt pentagrama (shape of five-pointed star) · ka პენტაგრამა (shape of five-pointed star) · la pentagrammum (shape of five-pointed star) · sq pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · zza pencagram (shape of five-pointed star) · el πεντάγραμμο (shape of five-pointed star) · uz pentagramma (shape of five-pointed star) · id pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · tr pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · sl pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · uk пентагра́ма (shape of five-pointed star) · cv пентаграмма (shape of five-pointed star) · ga peinteagram (shape of five-pointed star) · ko 오망성 (shape of five-pointed star) · da pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · is reglulegur fimmstirningur (shape of five-pointed star) · fi viisikanta (shape of five-pointed star) · it pentagramma (shape of five-pointed star) · ko 오각별 (shape of five-pointed star) · nn pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · ca pentagrama (shape of five-pointed star) · fr pentagramme (shape of five-pointed star) · es pentagrama (shape of five-pointed star) · az pentaqramma (shape of five-pointed star) · is fimmstirningur (shape of five-pointed star) · ko 펜타그램 (shape of five-pointed star) · lv pentagramma (shape of five-pointed star) · io pentagramo (shape of five-pointed star) · bg пентаграм (shape of five-pointed star) · ro pentagramă (shape of five-pointed star) · kk жұлдызды бесбұрыш (shape of five-pointed star) · hy հնգագիծ (shape of five-pointed star) · hu pentagram (shape of five-pointed star) · sh пе̏нтаграм (shape of five-pointed star) · ko 오각성 (shape of five-pointed star) · pt pentagrama (shape of five-pointed star) · kk пентаграмма (shape of five-pointed star) · fi pentagrammi (shape of five-pointed star) · cmn 五角星 (shape of five-pointed star) · he פֶּנְטַגְרָם (shape of five-pointed star) · bg пентаграма (shape of five-pointed star) · de Pentagramm (shape of five-pointed star)