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 Definitions of pentacle  [ˈpɛn tə kəl]  

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Definition of 'pentacle' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pentacle
a similar figure, as a hexagram.

Etymology:  (1585–95; < It pentacolo five-cornered object. See penta -, -cle1)

Definition of 'pentacle' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) pentacle, pentagram, pentangle
a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon


Definition of 'pentacle' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) pentacle
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


Definitions of 'pentacle' The Nuttall Encyclopedia 

1.  pentacle
. See Pentagram.



'pentacle' - Nearby Entries  

penstemon serrulatus  penstemon whippleanus  penstock  pentacle  pentad  pentaerythritol  pentagonal  



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