单词 | talismanic |
释义 | talismanicadj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a talisman; occult, magical, potent. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > of nature of or relating to amulet talismanic1640 telesmatical1646 talismanical1650 amuletic1742 talismantic1814 telesmatic1828 1640 Question Whether There Bee Nothing New 8 many other Talismanick effects [Fr. effets Talismaniques], of which we do no more see their connection with their causes, than of this of the spirits of the murtherer and the murthered. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 26 Swore you had broke, and Rob'd his House And stole his Talismanique Louse. 1761 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy III. xli. 194 The word siege, like a talismanic power,..wafting back my uncle Toby's fancy,..he open'd his ears. 1816 T. L. Peacock Headlong Hall ix. 134 Spell-bound by the talismanic influence of the coin. 1877 W. Jones Finger-ring Lore 95 A remarkable gold talismanic ring..of Hindu workmanship. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1640 |
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