pentalpha

[ pen-tal-fuh ]

noun

1. pentagram.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pentalpha¹

First recorded in 1810–20; from Greek péntalpha ( pent-, alpha ); so called from the A represented at each point

Example Sentences

Pentalpha, pen-tal′fa, n. a five-pointed star: a pentacle.

From Project Gutenberg

It is seen in the Egyptian pyramids, whose sides are equilateral triangles with a common apex, in the mediæval cathedrals, whose designs are combinations of such triangles, in the sign for the trinity, the pentalpha, etc.

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The pointed door below stands under a projecting gable like that at São Francisco Santarem, except that there is a five-foiled circle above the arch containing a pentalpha, put there perhaps to keep out witches.

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This star is sometimes called the "pentalpha," as the crossing of its lines suggests five A's.

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The All-Seeing Eye, the Burning Star, the Rough and Perfect Ashlar, the Point within a Circle, the Pentalpha, the Seal of Solomon, the Cubic Stone—all these belong to the most lofty and arcane order of occult symbolism, but in mystic science they illumine more exalted zones of the heaven of mind.

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