An athame or athamé is a ceremonial black-handled knife, one of several
magical tools used in
Wicca; other forms of modern witchcraft have since adopted the term for various ritual knives. It is variously pronounced /ˈæ.θə.meɪ/, /ə.ˈθeɪ.miː/, etc. The notion seems to have originated in the
grimoire originating in the Middle Ages and usually known as the
Key of Solomon.
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