amulet

am·u·let

noun \ˈam-yə-lət\

Definition of AMULET

: a charm (as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (as disease or witchcraft)

Examples of AMULET

1. <a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil>

Origin of AMULET

Latin amuletum

First Known Use: 1584

Related to AMULET

Synonyms: charm, fetish (also fetich), mascot, mojo, periapt, phylactery, talisman

Antonyms: hoodoo, jinx

Related Words: gris-gris (also grigri), juju, philter, toadstone; emblem, symbol, token, totem

Near Antonyms: curse, hex, spell

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Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith