Pentacle

A five pointed star also called a pentagram or pentalpha See illustr under pentalpha Sometimes referring to a similar figure such as the figure composed of two equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a six pointed star It was used in early ornamental art and also with superstitious import by the astrologers and mystics of the Middle Ages The six pointed star is more comonly called a hexagram or called Solomons seal it resembles the star of David Magen David