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talismans |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Talisman \Tal"is*man\, n.; pl {Talismans}. [Sp., from Ar tilism, tilsam a magical image, pl tilsam[=a]n, fr Gr ? tribute, tax, LGr., an initiation, incantation, from ? to complete, perform, to play taxes, to make perfect, to initiate, especially in the mysteries, fr ? completion, end.] 1. 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. 2. Hence something that produces extraordinary effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm; as a talisman to avert diseases. --Swift.
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