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Baphomet

Baphomet

An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites.

Origin: a corruption of Mahomet or Mohammed, the Arabian prophet: cf. Pr. Bafomet, OSp. Mafomat, OPg. Mafameda.


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