The argument includes the idea that the locations of the churches form a pentagram with ritual significance.

The word pentagram comes from the Greek word πεντάγραμμον ( pentagrammon ), a noun form of πεντάγραμμος ( pentagrammos ) or πεντέγραμμος ( pentegrammos ), a word meaning roughly " five-lined " or " five lines ", from πέντε ( pente ), " five " + γραμμή ( grammē ), " line ".

The vectors of the overcoming or controlling cycle visually form a pentagram which is commonly incorporated into depictions.

From the fact that one form of pentacle was the pentagram or star-pentagon, the word itself has been connected with the Greek pente ( five ).

The pentagram is often worn in the form of ring or necklace piece.

It is constructed in the form of a pentagram with bastions at its corners.

Regarded as a master of the Wu Xing pentagram, Hao was able to control the five elements that give form to creation.

Air is considerable and it is referred to the upper left point of the pentagram in the Supreme Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram.

It is referred to the upper right point of the pentagram in the Supreme Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram.

Earth is considered to be passive ; it is represented by the symbol for Taurus, and it is referred to the lower left point of the pentagram in the Supreme Invoking Ritual of the Pentagram.

Tracing around an n-gon in general, the sum of the exterior angles ( the total amount one rotates at the vertices ) can be any integer multiple d of 360 °, e. g. 720 ° for a pentagram and 0 ° for an angular " eight ", where d is the density or starriness of the polygon.

Some special polygons also have their own names ; for example the regular star pentagon is also known as the pentagram.

The downward-pointing pentagram is often used to represent Satanism.

The pentagram, an ancient geometrical symbol known from many cultures, is often associated with magic.

This important traditional practice is one of the reasons often given for the requirement that the athame must be double-edged ; because attempting to trace a pentagram in the air with a single-edged blade will require some awkward twisting of the hand and wrist, in order to keep the single cutting edge in the direction of motion.

A pentagram ( sometimes known as a pentalpha or pentangle or a star pentagon ) is the shape of a five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes.

The word " pentacle " is sometimes used synonymously with " pentagram ", and this usage is borne out by the Oxford English Dictionary, although that work specifies that a circumscription makes the shape more particularly a pentacle.

File: Five-pointed star. svg | The simple five-pointed star is not a pentagram ; it is a concave decagon.

File: Inverted Pentagram circumscribed. svg | A pentacle is a pentagram inscribed on a pendant or disc, sometimes this is depicted as a glyph with a circle around it ( point-down in this image ), but this glyph is not in itself a pentacle.

*" A reversed pentagram, with two points projecting upwards, is a symbol of evil and attracts sinister forces because it overturns the proper order of things and demonstrates the triumph of matter over spirit.

There is a specific differentiation between pentacle and pentagram within Wicca and other re-constructionist systems.

The term pentacle is used in Tilings and Patterns by Grumbaum and Shepard to indicate a five-pointed star composed of ten line-segments, similar to a pentagram but containing no interior lines.

After the kidnapping is complete, Horvath absorbs Abigail's powers and steals her pentagram amulet which channels her power.

The first known uses of the pentagram are found in Mesopotamian writings dating to about 3000 BC.

The first murder victim is found spread-eagled inside a pentagram, surrounded by the trappings of black magic.

The interior is empty, but a symbol consisting of five intersecting circles, which Roney identifies as the occult pentagram, is found etched on an interior wall which appears to hide an inner chamber.

He talked about the detail of the " great seal " on the US $ 1 bill, linking the symbolism to Freemasony, and the layout of certain landmark buildings in Washington DC in which he claimed could be found the Masonic square and compass, and the inverted pentagram.

The pentagram and pentagon are then shown to be found in many flowers and animals, such as the petunia, the star jasmine, the starfish, the wax flower or hoya, and sea shells.

Fox ) in Utah has found out that when the locations of killings that have happened all over the country are connected in the order they happened, it makes a pentagram.

The concept of a downward-pointing pentagram on its forehead was enlarged upon by Lévi in his discussion ( without illustration ) of the Goat of Mendes arranged within such a pentagram, which he contrasted with the microcosmic man arranged within a similar but upright pentagram.

Following the innovation of Eliphas Levi, many English language writers on Tarot divination now call the coins " pentacles ", and many decks depict them as discs marked with a pentagram.

After a ten year legal battle, the circled pentagram ( referred to as a pentacle by applicants and the court case ) was added to the list of 38 approved religious symbols to be placed on the tombstones of fallen service members at Arlington National Cemetery on 24 April 2007.

Pherecydes expounded his teaching on the soul in terms of a pentemychos (" five-nooks ," or " five hidden cavities ") — the most likely origin of the Pythagorean use of the pentagram, used by them as a symbol of recognition among members and as a symbol of inner health ( eugieia Eudaimonia ).

* Pentagram, closely Pythagorean pentagram ( one point down ), is shown on the Symphony Masses: Ho Drakon Ho Megas cover on the dragon's head.

Harry, using recently installed CCTV cameras, notices another pentagram on a student's door.

* Seminar talk by V Ovsienko on pentagram maps

This is not to say that these exponents of Cuban / Afro-Cuban rhythms — nor their musical offerings — are on a par with their European counterparts and the music composed by these giants of the pentagram.

Like Clamp School Detectives, Man of Many Faces and X / 1999, the story takes places on the pentagram shaped Clamp campus, founded by the Imonoyama family.

* Five-pointed star, the shape of the outline of a pentagram, often used on political flags

Recently, Ricketts had an inverted pentagram on the front wall of its dining room.

A reversed pentagram is on his forehead.

In the game, the father of a peasant boy, Runt, burns his book of magic and throws it into the centre of a pentagram on the floor, inadvertently bringing Sordid back to life as a spirit.

The Grimoire is a large brown book with an unknown demonic symbol of an upside down pentagram and skull on the cover.

After shaking hands with Pythagoras, Donald finds on his hand a pentagram, the symbol of the secret Pythagorean society.

Unknown to anyone but his mother however is the fact that Bela is a werewolf, doomed to transform into a wolf during the full moon and kill those who bear the mark of the pentagram somewhere on their person.

After seeing the pentagram on Jenny Williams while reading her palms, Bela turned into a wolf and killed her.