Word Of The Week (WOW #6)

Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena rathore P. (me), it’s a fun way to improve your vocabulary by learning new words every week.

WOW

If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on my WOW post (like this one.)

Here’s this week’s WOW:

pentacle

Word: Pentacle

Part Of Speech: noun; plural noun: pentacles

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛntək(ə)l/

Meaning: 

a talisman or magical object, typically disc-shaped and inscribed with a pentagram, used as a symbol of the element of earth.

• a pentagram.

• (pentaclesone of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to coins in others.

Synonyms: quincunx, cinque, lustrum, pentad.

Antonyms: inverted pentacle.

Word Origin: late 16th century: from medieval Latin pentaculum, apparently based on Greek penta-‘five’.

Use in sentence: “The steel blade is suitably blunt, and the pommel has a pentacle embossed upon both sides.”

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I hope you guys like this word and hope it’s useful to you in some or the other way!

If you want to check out more words like this, then visit my page-

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Have a great day!

22 responses to “Word Of The Week (WOW #6)”

  1. mihrank Avatar

    “The Pentacle – The ancients envisioned their world in two halves – masculine and feminine. Their gods and goddesses worked to keep a balance of power. Yin and Yang. When male and female were balanced, there was harmony in the world. When they were unbalanced there was chaos.”

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Wow!… Thanks for sharing this with us! 🙂

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      1. mihrank Avatar

        I am glad – I am following you on Twitter too!!

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        1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

          Yay! That’s wonderful! I’ll follow you back asap! 🙂

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  2. Kristin Avatar

    Love this!!! Great word!! XOXO

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  3. Indah Susanti Avatar

    Nice word, thank you Heena!

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  4. milliethom Avatar

    Pentacle is such a pretty word. It must be the ‘cle’ ending – it reminds me of ‘icicle’. I really like your sentence using the word, too. A pommel embossed with a pentacle sounds beautiful. Great choice of word this week, Heena.

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Thanks a lot Millie! 🙂 And yea, it does reminds one of icicle!
      I’m glad you liked it…
      Also thanks for participating in this prompt Millie, I’ve seen some more people picking it up 🙂
      Have a great day 😀

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      1. milliethom Avatar

        I’m glad more people are joining you! The WOW is a really good idea.

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        1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

          Awww… Thanks so much Millie ❤

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  5. ArcaneHalloween Avatar

    Love Pentacles, being a bit of a goth I have worn one around my neck for many years, along with an ankh 🙂 Great word of the week Heena.

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Thanks a lot Bruce! And that’s great! Ankh is also really cool (In Hindi Ankh means eye!)
      Thanks for dropping by 🙂

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Thanks Millie! I’ll head over to your blog and check it out 🙂

      Like

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  7. afairymind Avatar

    I love the word pentacle! It embodies such a powerful symbol (and I have a real fascination with symbols). Good choice for your WOW. 🙂
    Here’s the link to mine for this week:
    https://thestorytellersabode.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/word-of-the-week-wow-anthropomorphic/

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Thanks a lot dear! Symbols fascinate me as well! 🙂
      Thanks for your WOW post and the link… I’ll check it out ASAP! 🙂

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  8. Aquileana Avatar

    Awesome word! I heard that an inverted pentacle is a symbol related to Evilness!…
    Regards, Aquileana 😀

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    1. Heena Rathore P. Avatar

      Thanks Aquileana! It’s the case with most of the symbols! 🙂

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