TALISMAN

amulet, talisman

(noun) a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

talisman (plural talismans)

A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s).

Anagrams

• natalism, staminal

Source: Wiktionary

Tal"is*man, n.; pl. Talismans. Etym: [Sp., from Ar. tilism, tilsam, a magical image, pl. tilsaman, fr. Gr.

1. A magical figure cut or engraved under certain superstitious observances of the configuration of the heavens, to which wonderful effects are ascribed; the seal, figure, character, or image, of a heavenly sign, constellation, or planet, engraved on a sympathetic stone, or on a metal corresponding to the star, in order to receive its influence.

2. Hence, something that produces extraordinary effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm; as, a talisman to avert diseases. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition