amulet

amuletstylized, palm-shaped amulet of the Middle East, used to protect against the evil eye

am·u·let

A0269000 (ăm′yə-lĭt) n. An object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury.

---

[Latin amulētum, something protecting against illness, amulet, perhaps originally meaning "medicinal or magical preparation containing starch" and from amulum, amylum, starch; see amylum + -ētum, noun suffix.]

amulet

(ˈæmjʊlɪt) n (Jewellery) a trinket or piece of jewellery worn as a protection against evil; charm[C17: from Latin amulētum, of unknown origin]

am•u•let

(ˈæm yə lɪt)

n. a charm worn to ward off evil or to bring good fortune; talisman. [1595–1605; (< Middle French amulete) < Latin amulētum]

amulet

A charm with magic power, made from a substance that protects against evil, such as wood, stone or metal and inscribed with magical characters or figures. They may be used to invoke the help of spirits and divert evil from the wearer but do not necessarily attract luck to the wearer or endow them with magical qualities.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

amulet - a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or diseasetalismangood luck charm, charm - something believed to bring good luckgreegree, gres-gris, grigri - an African amulet

amulet

noun charm, fetish, talisman, juju, periapt (rare) He brought forth a small gold amulet.

amulet

nounA small object worn or kept for its supposed magical power:charm, fetish, juju, periapt, phylactery, talisman.

Translations

amuletoamuletamulettamuletamuleto