pentagram

noun

pen·​ta·​gram ˈpen-tə-ˌgram 

: 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 (such as a Solomon's seal)

Examples of pentagram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beyond the horizon, the sky is red with a familiar pentagram etched into the clouds. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025

During his trial, authorities accuse him of deliberately setting the fire with the intent to murder his children, testifying that the refrigerator was purposely moved to block a door and that gasoline was poured under one of the children's beds in the shape of a pentagram. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025

Demons move in waves over cliffs slick with rain, cultists chanting in perfect circles, pentagrams glowing beneath their feet. —Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025

This latter fact is notable, as Cameron has a pentagram tattoo and a taste for heavy metal, which at the time was often associated with Satanism. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Greek pentagrammon, from penta- + -grammon (akin to gramma letter) — more at gram

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pentagram

• abraham
• anagram
• cablegram
• cofferdam
• dendrogram
• diagram
• diaphragm
• epigram
• hexagram
• histogram
• hologram
• instagram