Baphomet

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

Etymology

From medieval Latin Baphometh, from Occitan Bafometz. Probably ultimately a corruption of Arabic مُحَمَّد‎ (muḥammad, “Muhammad”) (compare Old 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.

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