amulet

  • 11amulet — amùlet m DEFINICIJA v. amajlija ETIMOLOGIJA tal. amulèto; fr. amulette …

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  • 12amulet — charm, talisman, *fetish …

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  • 13amulet — [n] charm fetish, lucky piece, ornament, talisman; concepts 260,446 …

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  • 14amulet — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż I, D. u, Mc. amuletecie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} drobny przedmiot, np. jakiś klejnot, noszony dla ochrony przed czarami, nieszczęściami, chorobami itp. <łac.> {{/stl 7}} …

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  • 15amulet — ► NOUN ▪ an ornament or small piece of jewellery worn as protection against evil. ORIGIN Latin amuletum …

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  • 16amulet — [am′yo͞o lit, am′yəlit] n. [Fr amulette < L amuletum] an object worn on the body because it is believed to have magical power to protect against injury or evil; a charm; talisman …

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  • 17Amulet — An amulet ( [Pliny] , meaning an object that protects a person from trouble ), a close cousin of the talisman (from Arabic طلاسم tilasm , ultimately from Greek telesma or from the Greek word talein which means to initiate into the mysteries )… …

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  • 18AMULET — From earliest times, man has tried to protect himself from misfortune by the use of objects which he considered holy or otherwise (e.g., magically) potent. One of the ways of doing this was to keep the object close to his person, frequently… …

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  • 19amulet —    An object believed to have protective power. Amulets are used to ward off DEMONs, evil, disease, bad luck, misfortune, witches, sorcerers, and anything harmful, especially of a supernatural nature.    Amulets to protect people, places, and… …

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  • 20amulet — /am yeuh lit/, n. a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune; protecting charm. [1595 1605; ( < MF amulete) < L amuletum] Syn. talisman. * * * ▪ charm also called  Talisman,        an object, either natural or …

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