Definition of "pentagram" [pen•ta•gram]

• See pentacle. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The five sided star, known as a pentagram, is one of the most powerful yet misconceived symbolic representations of our modern times, although the shape has been around for thousands of years."
• "It’s basically the same symbol, but the word pentagram usually refers to the symbol that’s drawn in the air during rituals, and it doesn’t have a circle around the star."
• "You have pink satin pentagram pillows all over your house"