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athame [ˈɑːθæmeɪ]

(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) (in Wicca) a witch's ceremonial knife, usually with a black handle, used in rituals rather than for cutting or carving

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No references found			But in Liverpool city centre, there are several stores that sell daggers, labelled as athames - ceremonial daggers used by wiccans, many of whom are teenaged Goths. Letter You Say - Knives for sale in city by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) 50 Athame (ritual knife): pounds 85 Hand blended incense: pounds 4. SHOP OF HORRORS by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) THE tools of witchcraft, in addition to the wand, broom and cauldron, include a blunted double-edged knife called an athame, chalice, and incense burner. Being a witch - it's about working with nature and doing things for ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			Atechnic atelectasis ateleiosis ateleiotic Ateles Ateles geoffroyi Atelets sauce atelier ateliosis Atellan atemoya atemporal Aten Atenism atenolol ateria gastrica dextra ATF Atget Athabasca Athabascan Athabaska Athabaskan Athalamous Athamas Athamaunt athame athanasia Athanasian Athanasian Creed Athanasianism Athanasius Athanasius the Great Athanor Athapascan Athapaskan Athapaskan language athar Atharva-Veda Athecata athedonia atheism atheist atheistic atheistical Atheize atheling Athelstan athematic Athena athenaeum Athene			Athabascan Athabascan language Athabascan languages Athabascan Self-Sufficiency Assistance Partnership Athabascans Athabaska Athabaska Athabaska (electoral district) Athabaska (electoral district) Athabaska River Athabaskan Athabaskan Athabaskan Brainstem Dysgenesis Syndrome Athabaskan language Athabaskan languages Athabaskan languages Athabaskans Athabaskans Athabaskes Athach ATHAG Athalamida Athalamous Athalia Athaliah Athamas Athamas Athamas (old) Athamas (old) Athamaunt athame Athamé athames Athamus Athamus Athan Athanaeus of Naucratis Athanagild Athanaric Athanasia Athanasia trifurcata Athanasian Athanasian Creed Athanasian Creed Athanasianism Athanasios Christopoulos Athanasius Athanasius Athanasius of Alexandria Athanasius the Great Athanasius, Saint Athanni athanor athanors Athapascan Athapascan Athapascan languages Athapaskan Athapaskan Athapaskan language

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