An athame or athamé's a ceremonial double-edged dagger, one of several magical tools used in New Age Witchcraft (Wicca). It's variously pronounced /ˈæ.θə.meɪ/, /ə.ˈθeɪ.miː/, etc. A black-handled knife called an arthame appears in certain versions of the Key of Solomon, a grimoire originating in the Middle Ages. The athame's mentioned in the writings of Gerald Gardner in the 1950s, who claimed to have been initiated into a surviving tradition… (More on Athame)