Definition of pentagram in English:
pentagram
noun ˈpɛntəɡramˈpɛn(t)əˌɡræm
A five-pointed star that is formed by drawing a continuous line in five straight segments, often used as a mystic and magical symbol.
（常象征魔力和神秘的）五角形符号；五角星形。比较PENTACLECompare with pentacle- If you think you need to dress like a Goth and scrawl pentagrams all over your schoolbooks just to get attention and to advertise your ‘Witchyness’ then you're only perpetuating the myths about us and it should stop.
- A pentagram and two other symbols I didn't recognize were carved on the side.
- We may show our Paganism through our jewelry or our bumper stickers, or the pentagram we trace over our meals as we bless them.
- The lines of the pentagram were done over three times, and that was certainly odd.
- If you tie a knot in the strip and put a strong light behind it, you will see a pentagram with all lines divided in golden ratios.
- A pentagram symbol was branded on the front and was surrounded by Celtic woven vines.
- A five-pointed star, the pentagram or pentacle, sometimes has magical and occult associations.
- A golden belt girded his waist, and the buckle was a mystic pentagram.
- To the Wiccan, the five points of the pentagram represent Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Spirit.
- My reunion chums were familiar with the Star of David but not with the pentagram.
- It was only when my eyes caught sight a row of differently-styled pentagrams that something clicked.
- Similarly, there are some Christian groups that claim that all Witchcraft is the work of the devil, and having pentagrams and other religious symbols endangers people, as it allows the devil access to that area.
- It also bothers me that the newspapers are stating that he drew a pentagram as if pentagrams are synonymous with Satanism, which they most definitely aren't.
- The insignia was a circle with two pentagrams, but one of the pentagrams was reversed.
- They take the forms of pentagrams and zodiac symbols.
- Can anyone tell me what symbols correspond best with the symbols around the pentagram in this picture?
- The second was of a drawing of a similar pentagram, but it was on a larger scale map.
- If I see another show on TV that denotes a pentagram or pentacle as evil, I am going to scream.
- They find out that the pentagram is not a symbol to be afraid of, and that it means life within spirit.
- I even drew pentagrams and the symbols of the zodiac around the page's border, to send Amy some positive voodoo brain-energies.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek pentagrammon (see penta-, -gram1).
Definition of pentagram in US English:
pentagram
nounˈpɛn(t)əˌɡræmˈpen(t)əˌɡram
A five-pointed star that is formed by drawing a continuous line in five straight segments, often used as a mystic and magical symbol.
（常象征魔力和神秘的）五角形符号；五角星形。比较PENTACLECompare with pentacle- To the Wiccan, the five points of the pentagram represent Air, Fire, Water, Earth and Spirit.
- If I see another show on TV that denotes a pentagram or pentacle as evil, I am going to scream.
- They find out that the pentagram is not a symbol to be afraid of, and that it means life within spirit.
- The lines of the pentagram were done over three times, and that was certainly odd.
- Can anyone tell me what symbols correspond best with the symbols around the pentagram in this picture?
- If you think you need to dress like a Goth and scrawl pentagrams all over your schoolbooks just to get attention and to advertise your ‘Witchyness’ then you're only perpetuating the myths about us and it should stop.
- A pentagram and two other symbols I didn't recognize were carved on the side.
- Similarly, there are some Christian groups that claim that all Witchcraft is the work of the devil, and having pentagrams and other religious symbols endangers people, as it allows the devil access to that area.
- They take the forms of pentagrams and zodiac symbols.
- I even drew pentagrams and the symbols of the zodiac around the page's border, to send Amy some positive voodoo brain-energies.
- A golden belt girded his waist, and the buckle was a mystic pentagram.
- We may show our Paganism through our jewelry or our bumper stickers, or the pentagram we trace over our meals as we bless them.
- The insignia was a circle with two pentagrams, but one of the pentagrams was reversed.
- My reunion chums were familiar with the Star of David but not with the pentagram.
- A five-pointed star, the pentagram or pentacle, sometimes has magical and occult associations.
- It was only when my eyes caught sight a row of differently-styled pentagrams that something clicked.
- If you tie a knot in the strip and put a strong light behind it, you will see a pentagram with all lines divided in golden ratios.
- It also bothers me that the newspapers are stating that he drew a pentagram as if pentagrams are synonymous with Satanism, which they most definitely aren't.
- The second was of a drawing of a similar pentagram, but it was on a larger scale map.
- A pentagram symbol was branded on the front and was surrounded by Celtic woven vines.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek pentagrammon (see penta-, -gram).