TALISMAN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease

Synonyms:

amulet; talisman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("talisman" is a kind of...):

charm; good luck charm (something believed to bring good luck)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "talisman"):

greegree; gres-gris; grigri (an African amulet)

Derivation:

talismanic (possessing or believed to possess magic power especially protective power)