pentagram

noun

pen·​ta·​gram ˈpen-tə-ˌgram How to pronounce pentagram (audio)
: a figure of a 5-pointed star usually made with alternate points connected by a continuous line and used as a magic or occult symbol
also : a similar 6-pointed star (such as a Solomon's seal)

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The killing involved a lengthy beating and torture during which the killers etched a pentagram into Slemmer's chest and Pike took a piece of her skull. Death row case:Christa Pike, who would be first Tennessee woman executed in 200 years, moves to reopen appeal When was Christa Pike sentenced? Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 21 May 2024 During that time, Venus traces a pentagram pattern in Earth's sky every eight years. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024 In the 1980s bliss of suburban Michigan (portrayed with welcome specificity for a show not set in New York, L.A., or Chicago), a the high school quarterback has disappeared (a girl too, but no one seems worried — but that’s already tempting spoilers), a bloody pentagram left in his wake. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024 The last one was a small pentagram and that was a few weeks ago, but who knows how many more there are still to find. Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pentagram 

Word History

Etymology

Greek pentagrammon, from penta- + -grammon (akin to gramma letter) — more at gram

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pentagram was in 1825

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“Pentagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pentagram. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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