pantacle
English
Etymology
This spelling was borrowed into english in 1896 by A. E. Waite, from Eliphas Levi's use of the spelling in his french publications.
Noun
pantacle (plural pantacles)
- A rare alternate spelling of pentacle, used by A. E. Waite and probably also some other members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and then by Aleister Crowley.
French
Etymology
This spelling was coined by the mid-1800s occult author Eliphas Levi.
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