Definition of baphomet Baphomet
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What does baphomet mean?
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- baphomet (n.)
An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused of using in their mysterious rites.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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baphomet
baf′ō-mėt, n. the alleged name of a mysterious idol the Templars were accused of worshipping.—adj. Baph′ometic. [A medieval corr. of the name Mahomet.]
Wikipedia 
- Baphomet is a name of unestablished origin. It first appeared in trial transcripts during the inquisition of the Knights Templar in the early 1300s. Some modern scholars believe the name to have been an Old French corruption and misspelling of the name Mahomet (Muhammad).
