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amulet (noun)

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  • amulet — ► NOUN ▪ an ornament or small piece of jewellery worn as protection against evil. ORIGIN Latin amuletum …   English terms dictionary

  • amulet — noun Etymology: Latin amuletum Date: 1584 a charm (as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (as disease or witchcraft) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • amulet — noun /ˈæmjəlɪt/ A charm or ornament worn for protection against evil …   Wiktionary

  • amulet — noun (C) a small piece of jewellery worn to protect against bad luck, disease etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • amulet — UK [ˈæmjʊlət] / US [ˈæmjələt] noun [countable] Word forms amulet : singular amulet plural amulets a small object that some people wear around their neck as a protection against evil, bad luck, disease etc …   English dictionary

  • amulet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. charm, token, talisman, good luck piece. See chance, sorcery. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. talisman, fetish, ornament; see charm 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. charm, talisman, good luck piece,… …   English dictionary for students

  • amulet — am|u|let [ æmjələt ] noun count a small object that some people wear around their neck as a protection against evil, bad luck, disease, etc …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • amulet — [ amjʊlɪt] noun an ornament or small piece of jewellery thought to give protection against evil or danger. Origin C16: from L. amuletum, of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • amulet — /ˈæmjələt / (say amyuhluht) noun an object superstitiously worn to ward off evil; a protecting charm. {Latin amulētum} …  

  • grigri — noun an African amulet • Syn: ↑gres gris, ↑greegree • Hypernyms: ↑amulet, ↑talisman * * * variant of gris gris * * * /gree gree/, n., pl. grigris. an African charm, amulet, or fetish …   Useful english dictionary

  • phylactery — noun (plural teries) Etymology: Middle English philaterie, from Medieval Latin philaterium, alteration of Late Latin phylacterium, from Greek phylaktērion amulet, phylactery, from phylassein to guard, from phylak , phylax guard Date: 14th century …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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