amuletn.

/ˈæmjʊlɪt/

Forms: Also Middle English amalett, amlett, 1600s amulete, amulett, ammulett, 1700s amulette.

Etymology: perhaps in 15th cent., < French amulette; but apparently not in reg. use till after 1600, when adapted < Latin amulētum (Pliny), a word of unknown origin, which has been conjecturally compared with mod.Arabic ḥāmala(t), plural of ḥāmil, lit. ‘a carrier, bearer,’ now applied inter alia to a shoulder-belt or cord frequently used to secure a small Qur'an or prayer-book on the breast, regarded as an ‘amulet’; but the history of this word shows that the resemblance between it and Latin amulētum is purely fortuitous, and there exists no ground for ascribing the latter to an Arabic origin.

1. Anything worn about the person as a charm or preventive against evil, mischief, disease, witchcraft, etc. (The 15th c. instances are doubtful.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet

lib1577

periapt1584

charm1590

telesm1597

amulet1601

gamahe1638

talisman1638

adder-bead1694

porte-bonheur1874

1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys 151 Specyally for there ladyis sake They baladys or amalettys lyst to make.

1481 Howard Househ. Bks. 49 Item, for claspis and amlettes jd. ob.]

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World (1634) II. 229 A countercharm against al witchcraft and sorceries which kind of defensatiue is called properly Amuletum.

1614 W. Camden Remaines (rev. ed.) 206 The only Amulet vsed in that credulous warfaring age.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 272 For amulets against Agues wee use the chips of Gallowes and places of Execution.

1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 445 Teraphim..were lunar amulets.

1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi xxv. 523 A horn or rude image is worn..as an amulet.

†2. Med. ‘Sometimes also applied…to all medicines, whether internal or external, whose virtue or manner of operation is occult.’ Chambers. Obs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > a medicine or medicament > occult medicine

toadstone1558

erne-stone1587

amulet1718

amuletic1753

muti1860

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > occult medicine

medicinec1395

amulet1718

amuletic1753

muti1860

maleficium1965

1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 132 Some pretend it is an Amulet.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Amuletic in medicine, is used by some writers for what is more frequently called an Amulet.

3. fig. A preservative, protection, or charm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > means of protection or defence

hornc825

shieldc1200

warranta1272

bergha1325

armour1340

hedge1340

defencec1350

bucklerc1380

protectiona1382

safety1399

targea1400

suretyc1405

wall1412

pavise?a1439

fencec1440

safeguard?c1500

pale?a1525

waretack1542

muniment1546

shrouda1561

bulwark1577

countermure1581

ward1582

prevention1584

armourya1586

fortificationa1586

securitya1586

penthouse1589

palladium1600

guard1609

subtectacle1609

tutament1609

umbrella1609

bastion1615

screena1616

amulet1621

alexikakon1635

breastwork1643

security1643

protectionary1653

sepiment1660

back1680

shadower1691

aegis1760

inoculation1761

buoya1770

propugnaculum1773

panoply1789

armament1793

fascine1793

protective1827

beaver1838

face shield1842

vaccine1861

zariba1885

wolf-platform1906

firebreak1959

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. iii. xv. 182 He is our Amulet, our Sunne, our sole comfort and refuge.

a1681 R. Allestree Ladies Calling (1684) i. ii. §8. 15 A better amulet against delusion then the reading whole tomes of disputations.

1877 F. W. Farrar In Days of Youth iii. 28 Righteousness will give you love..but it will not give you an invincible amulet against misfortune.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online June 2011).

单词	amulet
释义	amuletn. /ˈæmjʊlɪt/ Forms: Also Middle English amalett, amlett, 1600s amulete, amulett, ammulett, 1700s amulette. Etymology: perhaps in 15th cent., < French amulette; but apparently not in reg. use till after 1600, when adapted < Latin amulētum (Pliny), a word of unknown origin, which has been conjecturally compared with mod.Arabic ḥāmala(t), plural of ḥāmil, lit. ‘a carrier, bearer,’ now applied inter alia to a shoulder-belt or cord frequently used to secure a small Qur'an or prayer-book on the breast, regarded as an ‘amulet’; but the history of this word shows that the resemblance between it and Latin amulētum is purely fortuitous, and there exists no ground for ascribing the latter to an Arabic origin. 1. Anything worn about the person as a charm or preventive against evil, mischief, disease, witchcraft, etc. (The 15th c. instances are doubtful.) ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet lib1577 periapt1584 charm1590 telesm1597 amulet1601 gamahe1638 talisman1638 adder-bead1694 porte-bonheur1874 1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys 151 Specyally for there ladyis sake They baladys or amalettys lyst to make. 1481 Howard Househ. Bks. 49 Item, for claspis and amlettes jd. ob.] 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World (1634) II. 229 A countercharm against al witchcraft and sorceries which kind of defensatiue is called properly Amuletum. 1614 W. Camden Remaines (rev. ed.) 206 The only Amulet vsed in that credulous warfaring age. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 272 For amulets against Agues wee use the chips of Gallowes and places of Execution. View more context for this quotation 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 445 Teraphim..were lunar amulets. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi xxv. 523 A horn or rude image is worn..as an amulet. †2. Med. ‘Sometimes also applied…to all medicines, whether internal or external, whose virtue or manner of operation is occult.’ Chambers. Obs. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > a medicine or medicament > occult medicine toadstone1558 erne-stone1587 amulet1718 amuletic1753 muti1860 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > occult medicine medicinec1395 amulet1718 amuletic1753 muti1860 maleficium1965 1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 132 Some pretend it is an Amulet. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Amuletic in medicine, is used by some writers for what is more frequently called an Amulet. 3. fig. A preservative, protection, or charm. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > [noun] > means of protection or defence hornc825 shieldc1200 warranta1272 bergha1325 armour1340 hedge1340 defencec1350 bucklerc1380 protectiona1382 safety1399 targea1400 suretyc1405 wall1412 pavise?a1439 fencec1440 safeguard?c1500 pale?a1525 waretack1542 muniment1546 shrouda1561 bulwark1577 countermure1581 ward1582 prevention1584 armourya1586 fortificationa1586 securitya1586 penthouse1589 palladium1600 guard1609 subtectacle1609 tutament1609 umbrella1609 bastion1615 screena1616 amulet1621 alexikakon1635 breastwork1643 security1643 protectionary1653 sepiment1660 back1680 shadower1691 aegis1760 inoculation1761 buoya1770 propugnaculum1773 panoply1789 armament1793 fascine1793 protective1827 beaver1838 face shield1842 vaccine1861 zariba1885 wolf-platform1906 firebreak1959 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. iii. xv. 182 He is our Amulet, our Sunne, our sole comfort and refuge. a1681 R. Allestree Ladies Calling (1684) i. ii. §8. 15 A better amulet against delusion then the reading whole tomes of disputations. 1877 F. W. Farrar In Days of Youth iii. 28 Righteousness will give you love..but it will not give you an invincible amulet against misfortune. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online June 2011). < n.1601
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