amulet

amulet

noun

Definition of AMULET

something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil <a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil>

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

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

Near Antonyms curse, hex, spell

Antonyms hoodoo, jinx