periapts

plural of periapt
as in amulets
something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil even rational, enlightened people have their periapts, which somehow make them feel a little more secure in an uncertain world

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Noun
  • 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
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  • To the companies still clinging to org charts like talismans, this might feel threatening.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Making amends After escaping his captors, regaining his talismans, tracking down the rogue Corinthian (Boyd Holbrook), and dealing with a Vortex, S2 finds Morpheus (Tom Sturridge) rebuilding the Dreaming, which had fallen into disrepair during his long absence.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Periapts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/periapts. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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