talisman
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talisman¹
- /ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/
- /ˈtæl.ɪz.mən/
Where it comes from
From French talisman, partly from Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm, “payment”), from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “payment”); and partly directly from Medieval 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.
noun talismans · talismen
- 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. That woman’s love is a talisman by which he holds and hopes to get his safety.
verb talismans · talismaning · talismanning · talismaned · talismanned
- To adorn with a talisman. 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 va
talisman²
- /ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/
- /ˈtæl.ɪz.mən/
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps a corruption of some Arabic word.
noun talismans
- A mullah (Islamic religious scholar).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: amulet, charm, thing, taliswoman, fetish, apotropaion, apotropaic, boon, magic sword, tutelary, yantra, altar, menat, apotropaism, totem, tutelary deity
Translations
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noun magical protective charms
| Español | talismán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부적 bujeok, 탤리즈먼 taellijeumeon |
| 日本語 | 護符 gofu, タリスマン tarisuman, 縁起物 engimono |
| 中文 | 護身符 /护身符 hùshēnfú, 護符 /护符 hùfú, 厭勝物 /厌胜物 yànshèngwù |
| हिन्दी | तिलिस्म tilisma, तिलस्म tilasma, मंगल maṅgal, कवच kavac |
| Kiswahili | talasimu |
| Português | talismã, amuleto |
| Français | talisman |
| Deutsch | Talisman |
| Italiano | talismano |
| Ελληνικά | φυλαχτό fylachtó |
| Română | talisman, amuletă |
| Русский | талисма́н talismán, о́берег óbereg, обере́г oberég |
| Tiếng Việt | bùa hộ mệnh |
| العربية | طِلَسْم ṭilasm, طِلَّسْم ṭillasm |
| עברית | קָמֵעַ kaméa' |
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title = {talisman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/talisman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
