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pentacle — [ pɛ̃takl ] n. m. • av. 1555; lat. médiév. pentaculum ♦ Didact. Étoile à cinq branches (en occultisme). ● pantacle ou pentacle nom masculin En occultisme, toute figure géométrique tendant à exprimer une structure universelle, et à l intérieur de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pentacle — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Death Metal Gründung 1990 Website http://www.pentacle.nl/ … Deutsch Wikipedia
pentacle — (n.) 1590s, from M.L. pentaculum, a hybrid coined from Gk. pente five (see FIVE (Cf. five)) + L. culum, dim. suffix. But the exact origin is obscure. Italian had pentacolo anything with five points, and Fr. pentacle (16c.) was the name of… … Etymology dictionary
Pentacle — Pen ta*cle, n. [Gr. ? five.] 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pentacle — ► NOUN ▪ a pentagram. ORIGIN Latin pentaculum … English terms dictionary
pentacle — [pen′tə kəl] n. [MFr < ML pentaculum < Gr penta ,PENTA + L culum, dim. suffix] a symbol, usually a five pointed star, formerly used in magic … English World dictionary
Pentacle — A pentacle (or pantacle in Thelema [Crowley, Aleister. Liber CLXV . Available [http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/libers/Liber165.pdf here] . Accessed 21 June 2007.] ) is an amulet used in magical evocation, generally made of parchment, paper or… … Wikipedia
Pentacle — Un pentacle est un talisman ou une amulette d évocation magique, habituellement réalisée en parchemin, papier, métal ou en un autre matériau, sur laquelle sont dessinés des symboles en relation avec l esprit, l énergie... qui est évoqué. Le… … Wikipédia en Français
Pentacle Magazine — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Pentacle Magazine es una revista trimestral publicada en la fecha de los antiguos festivales de Imbolc, Beltane, Lammas y Samhain. La revista comenzó a publicarse en febrero de 2002 por Marrion Pearce con asistencia… … Wikipedia Español
Pentacle (disambiguation) — Pentacle can mean: *Pentacle, a type of magical symbol *Suit of Coins (tarot), also called the Suit of Pentacles, in tarot card decks *Pentacle Magazine, a Pagan magazine … Wikipedia
Pentacle Magazine — Infobox Magazine title = Pentacle staff writer = image size = 200px image caption = publisher = paid circulation = unpaid circulation = total circulation = 15,000 circulation year = language = English category = Pagan frequency = Quarterly editor … Wikipedia
