amulet

noun

am·​u·​let ˈam-yə-lət How to pronounce amulet (audio)
: a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)

Examples of amulet in a Sentence

a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil
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Last year, archaeologists found 337 coins – many containing a Cleopatra image – along with oil lamps, an amulet, and vessels for storing food and cosmetics. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025 Natron bubbling out of pale saline lakes in the Wadi Natron (west of the Nile) was used in making the blue glaze faience for amulets such as Taweret’s and the scarab beetles such as those produced in a delta factory. Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 Romans may have worn trilobite amulets. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Like an amulet, or a bible, the immense and somehow lingering grief and rage flowing through it is with me everywhere. Sara Stridsberg september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amulet

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin amulētum, of obscure origin

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amulet was in 1584

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“Amulet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amulet. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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amulet

noun
am·​u·​let ˈam-yə-lət How to pronounce amulet (audio)
: a small object worn as a charm against evil

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