Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A five-pointed or five-lobed figure, as the figure of a five-rayed star; specifically, the magic sign also called pentacle. See
pentacle . - noun In geometry, a five-sided polygram.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A pentacle or a pentalpha.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
shape of a five-pointedstar constructed offive intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surroundingisosceles triangles are formed; often withmagical connotations. - noun mathematics a 5/2
star polygon
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
Etymologies
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Examples
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The five sided star, known as a pentagram, is one of the most powerful yet misconceived symbolic representations of our modern times, although the shape has been around for thousands of years.
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It’s basically the same symbol, but the word pentagram usually refers to the symbol that’s drawn in the air during rituals, and it doesn’t have a circle around the star.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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It’s basically the same symbol, but the word pentagram usually refers to the symbol that’s drawn in the air during rituals, and it doesn’t have a circle around the star.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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You have pink satin pentagram pillows all over your house
Morning Lyrics annathema667 2001
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“Are you aware that a five-pointed star is called a pentagram?”
Salem Falls JODI PICOULT 2001
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The pentagram is a necessary part of any demon-raising ritual.
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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The pentagram is a necessary part of any demon-raising ritual.
City of Ashes Cassandra Clare 2008
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The ACLU argued that the pentagram is a symbol of religious faith, and as such, students must be allowed to wear it openly.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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The ACLU argued that the pentagram is a symbol of religious faith, and as such, students must be allowed to wear it openly.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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“And that the pentagram is a symbol of pagan religions . . . the same groups that would have been celebrating Beltane the night of April thirtieth?”
Salem Falls JODI PICOULT 2001
Leximaniac commented on the word pentagram
How is this a 3 part word? This is made out of penta from "pente", meaning five in Greek and gram from "grammes", meaning lines (in Greek. There is no 3rd part in this word. Now if it was pentadiagram I could concurm since then we could say that the second part is the compound word diagram from diagramma (dia + gramma). I think "pentagram" should not be in this list though.
March 18, 2010
gangerh commented on the word pentagram
Is pen not a word? Is tag not a word? Is ram not a word?
March 18, 2010
bilby commented on the word pentagram
There's also pent, as in "All my pent-up ridiculosityness bursts forth like an exploding toad whenever I come near Wordnik."
Then there's Agra, which is a city in one of the (can't remember) curry countries.
And finally there's M, which is a number for telephonic murder services.
Easy.
March 18, 2010
dontcry commented on the word pentagram
What about ta? Yes, no?
March 18, 2010
bilby commented on the word pentagram
Yes, thanks.
March 18, 2010
Leximaniac commented on the word pentagram
We are actually talking about compound words made up from 3 words to form the end result. If we ascribe to bilby's notion then every word is multi-compound since each letter can be used to denote something else, even reference to pulp fiction novels. I mean come on... :)
March 19, 2010
reesetee commented on the word pentagram
What you may be missing here, Leximaniac, is that the list owner can do whatever he or she wants with whatever words he or she chooses. So the fact that you are talking about compound words made from three words may have no bearing on what the list owner wants to include.
Of course, you're always free to start your own list with different rules. :-)
March 24, 2010