Talisman

/ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/ · noun

Meaning

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)..

Definitions by Sense

1. 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).
2. (transitive) To adorn with a talisman.
3. (India, obsolete) A mullah (Islamic religious scholar).

Example Sentences

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

I have in my possession three Magic Talismans, which I have ever guarded with utmost care, keeping the knowledge of their existence from anyone else.

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.

Mata would soon whip in the cross that allowed Drogba to equalise – and Chelsea went on to win the Champions League, beating the German club on penalties, with their talisman from the Ivory Coast making history with the final spot-kick.

The second in his saddle reeled, / Down thundered man and horse;— / Oft I essayed with blow and thrust, / As oft a foeman rolled in dust; / But, ah, what could a single arm, / Though talismaned by beauty’s charm, / Against a host?—for love—for life— / I waged awhile the desperate strife; / ’T was vain—I fell—was left for dead— / And rescued was th’ unwilling maid!

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

They had a pitched battle in the spirit; the girl at length said, “You have something strong which I cannot endure,” and Madame Guyon confesses that she was talismaned by a piece of the true cross around her neck.

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Word Forms

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

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