Noun
athame (plural athames)
A ceremonial pointed knife or dagger, used especially in Wicca and other neopagan traditions and typically having a black handle with magical symbols on it. [from 20th c.]
athamé (plural athamés)
(hyperforeign) Alternative form of athame
In nearly all cases it is instead performed "in token", thereby merely symbolically, using the athame to symbolise the penis and the chalice to symbolise the womb.sfn One of Wicca's best known liturgical texts is "The Charge of the Goddess". Source: Internet
Liara went with Shepard to Thessia to find a lead in the temple of Athame, and learned the truth: a Prothean beacon was hidden in the temple's main statue. Source: Internet
The Great Rite is almost always performed figuratively using the athame and chalice as symbols of the penis and vagina. Source: Internet
When performed 'in token' this involves the athame (representing the masculine principle) descending into the chalice (representing the feminine). Source: Internet