Baphomet

English

A 19th century image of a Sabbatic Goat created by Éliphas Lévi.

Etymology

From medieval (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Baphometh, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Occitan Bafometz. Probably ultimately a corruption of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad, “Muhammad”) (compare Old Galician-Portuguese Mafomat), although other sources have been suggested.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæfɵmɛt/

Proper noun

Baphomet

1. A deity which medieval Christians mistakenly imagined that pagans, the Knights Templar and (sometimes) Muslims worshipped, and which figures into some modern occultist and Satanic religions.

Further reading

• The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca - Baphomet
• The “Baphomet” of Eliphas Lévi

Derived terms

• Baphometic

Translations

pagan deity

• Arabic: بَاهُومَت (bāhūmat)
• French: Baphomet (fr) m
• German: Baphomet m
• Japanese: バフォメット (Bafometto)
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• Russian: Бафоме́т (ru) m (Bafomét)
• Spanish: Baphomet m
• Turkish: Baphomet, Bafomet