'TALISMAN' definitions:
Definition of 'talisman'
From: WordNet
noun
A trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease [syn: amulet, talisman]
Definition of 'Talisman'
From: GCIDE
- Talisman \Tal"is*man\, n.; pl. Talismans. [Sp., from Ar. tilism, tilsam, a magical image, pl. tilsam[=a]n, fr. Gr. ? tribute, tax, LGr., an initiation, incantation, from ? to complete, perform, to play taxes, to make perfect, to initiate, especially in the mysteries, fr. ? completion, end.]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, something that produces extraordinary effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm; as, a talisman to avert diseases. --Swift. [1913 Webster] Talismanic
Synonyms of 'talisman'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amulet,
- charm,
- fetish,
- fylfot,
- gammadion,
- good-luck charm,
- hoodoo,
- juju,
- love charm,
- luck,
- lucky bean,
- lucky piece,
- madstone,
- mascot,
- mumbo jumbo,
- obeah,
- periapt,
- philter,
- phylactery,
- scarab,
- scarabaeus,
- scarabee,
- sudarium,
- swastika,
- veronica,
- voodoo,
- whammy,
- wishbone
Acronyms for 'TALISMAN'
From: V.E.R.A.
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