amulet
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charm, fetish (also fetich), mascot, mojo, periapt, phylactery, talisman
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To Sterling, the image was an amulet, a prayer frozen in time. — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, "Photo Requests from Solitary Confinement," 8 July 2019 On game day, Ndir wore traditional pagne (loin cloth), with gris-gris (amulets) peppered all over his body. — Christian Bobst, National Geographic, "A modern juggernaut with traditional roots: Inside Senegalese wrestling," 26 Mar. 2019 In ancient Egypt, the most important amulet was the scarab, usually modeled after the common Egyptian dung beetle, Scarabaeus sacer. — National Geographic, "6 surprisingly lucky animals around the world," 13 Mar. 2019 Near the book, on a velvet tray, were gold earrings and lariats and amulets that chronicled in stones and previous metal both the ancient inspiration and the modern jewelers translation of it. — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, "Lalaounis Has Reissued Jackie Kennedy's Iconic Apollo Earrings," 15 Aug. 2018 Carved amulets, seals, or illustrations of scarabs are common at Egyptian sites, because the god Ra was believed to take the form of a scarab to roll the Sun above the horizon every morning. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Cats, beetles, other mummified animals found—along with a sealed door," 12 Nov. 2018 Pictured above: Hemmerle emerald, agate, and sapphire necklace; diamond and bronze bangle, and earrings, all with ancient Egyptian faiance amulets. — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, "The Secret Global Network of Private Super Jewelers," 20 Sep. 2018 Experts, for example, recently unearthed an extremely rare ancient clay amulet with a blessing in Arabic. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Exquisite ancient mosaic uncovered in Israel," 31 July 2018 In Greek and many other ancient cultures, the amulet was worn to stave off mystic bad forces in the world. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "Why Meghan Markle and Camilla Parker Bowles Have Almost Identical Cross Bracelets," 18 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'amulet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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