Talisman

Quick meaning: Talisman is a noun meaning (transitive) To adorn with a talisman.

Meaning

(transitive) To adorn with a talisman.

More Meanings

1. (India, obsolete) A mullah (Islamic religious scholar).
2. A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s).

Example Sentences

That woman’s love is a talisman by which he holds and hopes to get his safety.

Lo, under their coats, amulets of idols! Possibly such charms talismaned every breast in his army.

Dagobert gave him back his passport. He re-pocketed it indifferently; a talisman which had lost its potency.

She kept low, clutching the rifle she'd taken as though it were a magic talisman, as if it would somehow protect her even though she didn't fire it.

Word Forms

• talismans
• talismen
• talismaning
• talismanning
• talismaned
• talismanned

Synonyms for talisman

Depending on context, synonyms include amulet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include amulet, charm, thing, taliswoman, fetish, apotropaion.

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