Băp'hō-met, n.

n. [A corruption of Mahomet or Mohammed, the Arabian prophet; Pr. Bafomet, O. Sp. Mafomat, O. Pg. Mafameda. Cf. Mahoméd, a contemptuous name for Mohammed and the devil.] The imaginary symbol which the Templars were accused of employing in their mysterious rites.