Pentangle vs. Pentagram — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pentangle and Pentagram
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Pentangle
A pentagram.
Pentagram
A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha, pentangle, pentacle or star pentagon) is the shape of a five-pointed star polygon. Pentagrams were used symbolically in ancient Greece and Babylonia, and are used today as a symbol of faith by many Wiccans, akin to the use of the cross by Christians.
Pentangle
(rare) A pentagon.
Pentagram
See pentacle.
Pentangle
A pentagon.
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Pentagram
The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.
Pentagram
A pentacle or a pentalpha.
Pentagram
A star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
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