Meaning of athame | Babel Free
əˈθeɪmeɪDefinitions
A ceremonial pointed knife or dagger, used especially in Wicca and other neopagan traditions and typically having a black handle with magical symbols on it.
Examples
“She is moving with a regal gait, grasping the arthame, or magic knife.”
“Agia was quicker, making a cut at my neck with an athame before his weapon was free of the scabbard.”
“The athame is a black-handled ritual knife—one of the most common distinguishing marks of the Neopagan Witch.”
“Tradition says an athame should never have drawn blood.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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