ceremonial knife
Sacred cutting tool
A ceremonial knife is a blade used in religious, ritual, or symbolic contexts rather than for practical cutting.
Such knives appear in traditions worldwide—the athame in Wiccan practice, sacrificial knives in ancient religions, or ornate daggers presented at military ceremonies.
The emphasis is on symbolic function: The priest raised the ceremonial knife over the altar.
- mohelRitual circumcision practitioner
- krisWavy-bladed Indonesian dagger
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- kukriCurved Nepalese combat blade
- altarSacred ritual table
chalice · blood · blood sacrifice · kirpan · tanto · hilt · ritual · sacrifice · blade · cutting edge · steel · point · sacred object · curved edge · consecration · jade · incense burner · high priest
- Andean artifactsgold mask, goldsmithing, gold crown, quipu, sun disc
- circumcisioncircumcision, brit milah, bris, foreskin, mohel
- ritual objectscenser, altar cloth, brazier, chalice, crosier
purpose/function
ceremonial knifekitchen knife
Sharp cooking implement
utility knife · pocket knife · chef's knife · paring knife · hunting knife