Dagger vs. Athame — What's the Difference?

A dagger is a knife with a very sharp point and usually two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a thrusting or stabbing weapon. Daggers have been used throughout human history for close combat confrontations, and many cultures have used adorned daggers in ritual and ceremonial contexts.

An athame or athamé (, or ) is a ceremonial blade, generally with a black handle. It is the main ritual implement or magical tool among several used in ceremonial magic traditions, and by other neopagans, witchcraft, as well as satanic traditions.

A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon

A ceremonial pointed knife or dagger, used especially in Wicca and other neopagan traditions and typically having a black handle with magical symbols on it.

A moth with a dark dagger-shaped marking on the forewing.

A short pointed weapon with sharp edges.

Something that agonizes, torments, or wounds.

See obelisk.

A double dagger.

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

(typography) The text character †; the obelus.

A point scored near the end of the game (clutch time) to take or increase the scorer's team lead, so that they are likely to win.

A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.

To pierce with a dagger; to stab.

A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.

A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [

A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.

To pierce with a dagger; to stab.

A short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing

A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote