Crossword clues for hexagram
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hexagram \Hex"a*gram\, n. [Hexa- + -gram.] A figure of six lines; specif.:
A figure composed of two equal triangles intersecting so that each side of one triangle is parallel to a side of the other, and the six points coincide with those of a hexagon.
In Chinese literature, one of the sixty-four figures formed of six parallel lines (continuous or broken), forming the basis of the I Ching (Yih King), or ``Book of Changes.''
--S. W. Williams.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1863 as a type of geometric figure, from hexa- + -gram. I Ching sense attested from 1882.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles; the Star of David. 2 Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines used for divination in the I Ching. 3 A large silver coin minted during the Byzantine.
WordNet
n. a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles
Wikipedia
, can be seen as a compound composed of an upwards (blue here) and downwards (pink) facing equilateral triangle, with their intersection as a regular hexagon (in green).]] A hexagram ( Greek) or sexagram ( Latin) is a six-pointed geometric star figure with the Schläfli symbol {6/2}, 2{3}, or {{3}}. It is the compound of two equilateral triangles. The intersection is a regular hexagon.
It is used in historical, religious and cultural contexts, for example in Hanafism , Jewish identity, Hinduism and occultism.
The hexagram (, hexagramma) was a large silver coin of the Byzantine Empire issued primarily during the 7th century AD.
With the exception of a few 6th-century ceremonial issues, silver coins were not used in the late Roman/early Byzantine monetary system (see Byzantine coinage), chiefly because of the great fluctuation of its price relative to gold. Only under Emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641), in 615, were new silver coins minted to cover the needs of the war with Sassanid Persia. The material for these coins came chiefly from the confiscation of church plate. They were named after their weight of six grammata (6.84 grams), and probably valued at 12 to the gold solidus. The Hexagrams uniquely carried the inscription of Deus adiuta Romanis or "May God help the Romans"; It is believed that this shows the desperation of the empire at this time.
The coin remained in regular issue under Heraclius's successor Constans II (r. 641–668), from whose reign many specimens survive, but becomes rarer for Constantine IV (r. 668–685), and thereafter seems to have been only occasionally minted as a ceremonial coin until Theodosius III (r. 715–717). In 720 Emperor Leo III the Isaurian (r. 717–741) issued a new silver coin, the miliaresion.
The I Ching book consists of 64 hexagrams. A hexagram is a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines (爻 yáo), where each line is either Yang (an unbroken, or solid line), or Yin (broken, an open line with a gap in the center). The hexagram lines are traditionally counted from the bottom up, so the lowest line is considered line one while the top line is line six. Hexagrams are formed by combining the original eight trigrams in different combinations. Each hexagram is accompanied with a description, often cryptic, akin to parables. Each line in every hexagram is also given a similar description.
A hexagram is a star made of two superimposed equilateral triangles.
Hexagram may also refer to:
- Hexagram (currency), a large silver coin of the Byzantine Empire
- Hexagram (I Ching), the sets of 6 solid or broken lines used in the I Ching
- "Hexagram" (song), a song by the Deftones
- Star of David\ Seal of Solomon, a Jewish symbol
- Shatkona, a symbol used in Hindu yantra
- A (pre-printed or hand stamped) symbol used by the Dead Letter Office on an envelope to indicate valuable contents
"Hexagram" is a song by the American alternative metal band Deftones, and the second single from their eponymous fourth album. The cover art for the single is a work titled "Bandaged Love" by artist Ashley Macomber.
Usage examples of "hexagram".
Halophus laid them in a tiny fireset in the middle of the hexagram the wizard had drawn on the purple-black armor.
But my hexagram this morning said, 'In adversity, it furthers one to be persevering,' and yours read, 'Success in small matters.
We were casting hexagrams while the Standards stood and watched over our shoulders.
Before turning off the lights, the master showed Michael some of the hexagrams in the book.
Michael recalled it from the series of hexagrams Wurlitzer had just indicated to him.
Choosing various hexagrams, he rigorously applied his newfound ability to imposing them on other imagined forms: a subway entrance, for example, himself standing above, not seeing down into it, but then little by little finding himself able to move from one imagined point to another, to the steps, down them, to the change booth, purchasing tokens, clanking through the turnstile, noting the people waiting, glimpsing newspaper headlines: secretary of state returns to Mideast FOR TALKS, catching fragments of conversation: "An' I says to her, look, I says, you gotta get aholt a yaself," hearing the cry of the train as it slid into the station, the doors opening, and himself getting on, being carried away into darkness.
The hexagrams on this chart will help you to predict the fortunate years for your people and the jade tablet will give you the authority to judge wisely.
It was much like an ordinary pocket calculator, except that the LCD screen was a little larger than usual, in order to accommodate the abridged judgements of King Wen on each of the sixty-four hexagrams, and also the commentaries of his son, the Duke of Chou, on each of the lines of each hexagram.
Triangles, an uncircled pentagram, and one hexagram, a six-pointed star.