Definition of "pentalpha" []

• A pentagram, so called for its resemblance to five alphas superimposed at different rotations. (noun)

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• "Pythagoras called the pentagram the pentalpha, which is why there are so many Pentalpha lodges in modern Freemasonry."
• "This star is sometimes called the "pentalpha," as the crossing of its lines suggests five A's."
• "The pentagram (pentacle or pentalpha) is considered by some western occultists to trace its esoteric significance to an astronomical observance of the pattern of Venus 'conjunctions with the Sun."