PENTACLE


Meaning of PENTACLE in English

[ 'pɛntək(ə)l ]

■ noun

1》 a pentagram, or a symbolic figure inscribed with one.

2》 ( ~s ) one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to coins in others.

Origin

C16: from med. L. pentaculum , appar. based on Gk penta- 'five'.

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