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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