pentagram

[pen-tuh-gram]

noun

1. a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc.

pentagram

/ ˈpɛntəˌɡræm /

noun

1. a star-shaped figure formed by extending the sides of a regular pentagon to meet at five points

2. such a figure used as a magical or symbolic figure by the Pythagoreans, black magicians, etc

Other Word Forms

• pentagrammatic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pentagram¹

From the Greek word pentágrammon, dating back to 1825–35. See penta-, -gram ¹

Example Sentences

“When you slice open an apple, the seeds and fibrous membrane that make up the core are arranged in a pentagram — a five-pointed star,” wrote Vice back in 2016.

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Some of the letters featured an anti-fascist symbol, a progress pride flag and a pentagram.

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Some of the letters featured an antifascist symbol, a progress pride flag and a pentagram.

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Residents near Hamilton Avenue and Bushard Court found fliers that featured a pentagram, a star of David and the words “The LGBTQ+ movement in Jewish!” in plastic bags weighed down by rocks.

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CLAIM: Photos of a goat-headed store mannequin and a girl wearing a black shirt with a pentagram design show Target is selling a line of satanic-themed children’s clothing.

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