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Grammar : Noun |
Spell : pen-tuh-kuh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛn tə kəl |
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Origin :- 1590s, from Medieval Latin pentaculum "pentagram," a hybrid coined from Greek pente "five" (see five) + Latin -culum, diminutive (or instrumental) suffix. OED notes other similar words: Italian had pentacolo "anything with five points," and French pentacle (16c.) was the name of something used in necromancy, perhaps a five-branched candlestick; French had pentacol "amulet worn around the neck" (14c.), from pend- "to hang" + a "to" + col "neck." The same figure as a pentagram, except in magical usage, where it has been extended to other symbols of power, including a six-point star. Related: Pentacular.
- As in five : noun five of something
- But very remarkable, in the mid-roof, is the boss of the pentacle of Solomon.
- Extract from : « Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall » by Robert S. Hawker
- It was only a partial 'defense' therefore, and I nearly died in the pentacle.
- Extract from : « Carnacki, The Ghost Finder » by William Hope Hodgson
- Then, 'round him, I drew upon the floor the figure of a Pentacle, in chalk.
- Extract from : « Carnacki, The Ghost Finder » by William Hope Hodgson
- Like lightning, the thought sprang into my brain:—IT has crossed the Pentacle.
- Extract from : « Carnacki, The Ghost Finder » by William Hope Hodgson
- I felt happier then; for this Pentacle is, as you all know, a wonderful 'Defense.'
- Extract from : « Carnacki, The Ghost Finder » by William Hope Hodgson
- I knew that the pentacle would govern her, and the ring must bind, until I gave the word.
- Extract from : « Footprints of Former Men in Far Cornwall » by Robert S. Hawker
- I mounted the stairs; I looked on the floor of the upper room; yes, there still was the black figure of the pentacle, the circle.
- Extract from : « A Strange Story, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- A youthful figure, looking intently at the pentacle which hovers over his raised hands.
- Extract from : « The Illustrated Key to the Tarot » by L. W. de Laurence
- A crowned figure, having a pentacle over his crown, clasps another with hands and arms; two pentacles are under his feet.
- Extract from : « The Illustrated Key to the Tarot » by L. W. de Laurence
- A very popular sign in those days, in Germany, and especially in the neighborhood of Frankfurt, was the pentacle.
- Extract from : « Old Tavern Signs » by Fritz August Gottfried Endell
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