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talisman

talisman · talismans

оберіг, талісман

оберег, талисман

Talisman

A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or…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 certain powers.

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/ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/

» This talisman drives away evil spirits.

Dieser Talisman vertreibt böse Geister.

Meaning

2 senses

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 certain powers.
Talisman
талисма́нtalismán, о́берегóbereg, обере́гoberég
талісма́нtalismán, обері́гoberíh
(India, obsolete)A mullah (Islamic religious scholar).

More definitions

a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease

Examples

9 sentences

This talisman drives away evil spirits.
deDieser Talisman vertreibt böse Geister.
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The talisman he's carrying should repel evil spirits.
deDer Talisman, den er trägt, soll die bösen Geister abwehren.
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This talisman will protect you from evil spells and spirits.
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The talisman he's wearing is supposed to ward off evil spirits.
ruСогласно верованиям, талисман, который он носит, отгоняет злых духов.
deDer Talisman, den er trägt, soll die bösen Geister abwehren.
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He has a mysterious talisman in the form of an eye.
ruУ него есть загадочный талисман в форме глаза.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

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Русский

By meaning 1

magical protective charms:

Deutsch

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magical protective charms:

Origin

From French talisman, partly from Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm, “payment”), from Ancient Greek

From French talisman, partly from Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm, “payment”), from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “payment”); and partly directly from Byzantine Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “talisman, religious rite, completion”), from τελέω (teléō, “to perform religious rites, to complete”), from τέλος (télos, “end, fulfillment, accomplishment, consummation, completion”). Doublet of telesm.

Uncertain. Perhaps a corruption of some Arabic word.

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