Repeat after me:
A pentagram is neither demonic nor evil!
A pentagram is neither demonic nor evil!
A pentagram is neither demonic nor evil!
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/sigh
Main Entry: pen·ta·gram
Pronunciation: 'pen-t&-"gram
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek pentagrammon, from penta- + -grammon (akin to gramma letter) -- more at GRAM
Date: 1833
: 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 (as a Solomon's seal)
Main Entry: Solomon's seal
Function: noun
Date: 1543
1 : any of a genus (Polygonatum) of perennial herbs of the lily family with tubular flowers and gnarled rhizomes -- called also Solomonseal
2 : an emblem consisting of two interlaced triangles forming a 6-pointed star and formerly used as an amulet especially against fever -- compare HEXAGRAM
Main Entry: hexa·gram
Pronunciation: 'hek-s&-"gram
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1871
: a plane figure that has the shape of a 6-pointed star, that consists of two intersecting congruent equilateral triangles having the same point as center and their sides parallel, and that can be formed by constructing external equilateral triangles on the sides of a regular hexagon -- compare SOLOMON's seal 2
Main Entry: Star of Da·vid
Pronunciation: -'dA-v&d
Date: circa 1936
: MAGEN DAVID
Main Entry: Ma·gen Da·vid
Pronunciation: 'mo-g&n-'do-vid, -'d&-; 'mO-g&n-'dA-v&d
Function: noun
Etymology: Hebrew mAghEn DAwIdh, literally, shield of David
Date: circa 1904
: a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism
The Meaning of a Pentagram