Baphomet

English thumb|A 19th century image of a Sabbatic Goat created by Éliphas Lévi. Etymology From en la-med Baphometh, deriving from en oc Bafometz. Ostensibly a corruption of en xaa مَحُمَّدْ Maḥummad, ultimately deriving from en ar مُحَمَّد (compare Old Catalan Mafumet and roa-opt Mafomat), which would make it a en mammet 1 and Muhammad. Other sources have been suggested. en ar ح م د Pronunciation en /ˈbæfəmɛt/ en trustworthy cites besides OED? Proper noun A deity which medieval Christians mistakenly imagined that the Knights Templar worshipped, and which figures into some modern occultist and Satanic religions. Derived terms en Baphometic Baphomet moth Translations pagan deity Arabic: ar بَاهُومَت Bulgarian: bg Бафомет m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 巴風特 Bāfēngtè, cmn 巴弗滅 Bāfúmiè French: fr Baphomet m Georgian: ka ბაფომეტი German: de Baphomet m Indonesian: id Bafomet Italian: it Bafometto m Japanese: ja バフォメット Bafometto Korean: ko 바포메트 Persian: fa بافومه Portuguese: pt Baphomet m, pt Bafomete m, pt Bafomé m Russian: ru Бафоме́т m Spanish: es Baphomet m Thai: th บาโฟเมต Turkish: tr Baphomet, tr Bafomet Further reading The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca - Baphomet The “Baphomet” of Eliphas Lévi en Occult