talisman
nounAn object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection.
nounSomething that apparently has magic power.
nounA Mohammedan priest.
nounA supposed charm consisting of a magical figure cut or engraved under certain superstitious observances of the configuration of the heavens; the seal, figure, character, or image of a heavenly sign, constellation, or planet engraved on a sympathetic stone, or on a metal corresponding to the star, in order to receive its influence.
nounFiguratively, any means to the attainment of extraordinary results; a charm.
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A magical figure cut or engraved under certain superstitious observances of the configuration of the heavens, to which wonderful effects are ascribed; the seal, figure, character, or image, of a heavenly sign, constellation, or planet, engraved on a sympathetic stone, or on a metal corresponding to the star, in order to receive its influence.
nounHence, something that produces extraordinary effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm.
nounA
a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease