Baphomet
English
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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
Proper noun
Baphomet
- 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.