What Does Octagon Mean?

What Does Octagon Mean?

In geometry, an octagon is an eight-sided polygon or 8-gon. A regular octagon has Schläfli symbol {8} and can also be constructed as a quasiregular truncated square, t{4}, which alternates two types of edges. A truncated octagon, t{8} is a hexadecagon, {16}.

What is the full meaning of octagon?

: a polygon of eight angles and eight sides.

What is the spiritual meaning of an octagon?

The octagon and the star octagram were religious symbols for rebirth and resurrection. It was used in baptismal fonts in many churches, large and small. J.C. Cooper states that baptismal fonts were octagonal because the octagon symbolizes renewal, rebirth, regeneration, and transition [1978].

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