talisman
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈtælɪzmən/
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talismán
- Many cultures create a talisman to enhance their luck or ensure safety on a journey.
- carry a talisman
- relics and talismans
So Onyx and Alder and Sepal consult and they decide to give her a Talisman.
- So Onyx and Alder and Sepal consult and they decide to give her a Talisman.
- So he says you took it off and asked me if I couldn't afford a better Talisman.
- At the end of the poem, Henry is clutching his own mad books, like talismans or like fuel for the fires in his eyes, head and heart.
- There's no wish, there's no sign from the universe, no falling star, no magic Talisman, no compulsive routine that can turn these relationships around.
- And then at the end of her safe birth, again in Bangladesh, women tended to where they called them a tibiz essentially, again a lucky Talisman.
- Has everything become a Talisman from from a mask to a flag to this flag or that flag?
Examples
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"What sort of talisman is it that we search for?" She kept her eyes fastened on him.
Fiction book (1991) -
The most powerful talisman of all: the Druid mantle which you have assumed.
Fiction book (1993) -
So, please, give me that talisman.
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If you believe what I do, it is a protective talisman, perhaps more.
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Now, gently blow into the bag to breathe life into the talisman.
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The lead bullet, flattened on one side, became a talisman that would protect me in other wars.
Fiction book (1990) -
The Black Elfstone is the talisman that shall enable the ending of both.
Fiction book (1991) -
You know, I collect African talismans.
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The mural is a talisman from which you can summon what you want.
Fiction book (1995) -
The pouch rests directly over her heart and contains the secret talismans that fortify and empower her.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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2.3
A small object believed to bring good luck
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7.2
A small object worn as jewelry that people believe protects them from harm
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8.4
A small object thought to have magical powers
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8.6
An object in a game or story that gives a character special powers
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3.0
A small thing people keep because they believe it brings good luck
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9.9
A symbol used in magic that people think gives power
How Magical
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word talisman comes from old words like telesma and Arabic tilasm, which meant 'a sign made by a ritual' or 'a thing given power by a ceremony'. So a talisman is an object thought to hold special power and to protect its owner.