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Athame meaning

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.

Using Athame

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • In the example corpus, athame often appears in combinations such as: the athame, athame and.

Context around Athame

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

representing 1×

Sentence patterns with Athame

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

involves the athame representing the 1× temple of athame and learned 1× using the athame and chalice 1× using the athame to symbolise 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in nearly all 1× liara went with 1× the great rite 1× when performed in 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the goddess 1× penis and vagina 1× representing the feminine 1× s main statue 1×

Words around Athame

Just before it in the word index:

athaliah 3 athagarh 3 athadu 2 athabaskan 7 athabascan 5 athabasca 55

Just after it in the word index:

athan 9 athanaric 5 athanas 2 athanasian 4 athanasios 2 athanasiou 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Athame

  • In this selection, "athame" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, representing stand out and add context to how "athame" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include involves the athame representing the and temple of athame and learned. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "athame" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with athame

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

When performed 'in token' this involves the athame (representing the masculine principle) descending into the chalice (representing the feminine). (19 words)

The Great Rite is almost always performed figuratively using the athame and chalice as symbols of the penis and vagina. (20 words)

Liara went with Shepard to Thessia to find a lead in the temple of Athame, and learned the truth: a Prothean beacon was hidden in the temple's main statue. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

In nearly all cases it is instead performed "in token", thereby merely symbolically, using the athame to symbolise the penis and the chalice to symbolise the womb.sfn One of Wicca's best known liturgical texts is "The Charge of the Goddess". (42 words)

Liara went with Shepard to Thessia to find a lead in the temple of Athame, and learned the truth: a Prothean beacon was hidden in the temple's main statue. (30 words)

The Great Rite is almost always performed figuratively using the athame and chalice as symbols of the penis and vagina. (20 words)

Example sentences (4)

Liara went with Shepard to Thessia to find a lead in the temple of Athame, and learned the truth: a Prothean beacon was hidden in the temple's main statue.

In nearly all cases it is instead performed "in token", thereby merely symbolically, using the athame to symbolise the penis and the chalice to symbolise the womb.sfn One of Wicca's best known liturgical texts is "The Charge of the Goddess".

The Great Rite is almost always performed figuratively using the athame and chalice as symbols of the penis and vagina.

When performed 'in token' this involves the athame (representing the masculine principle) descending into the chalice (representing the feminine).

Common combinations with athame

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "athame" in a sentence?
An example: "Liara went with Shepard to Thessia to find a lead in the temple of Athame, and learned the truth: a Prothean beacon was hidden in the temple's main statue." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "athame" from authentic English texts.
What does "athame" mean?
Athame means: 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.
How many example sentences with "athame" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "athame", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.