talisman
noun
[ ˈtalɪzmən ]
• an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
• "those rings, so fresh and gleaming, were their talismans"
Similar:
lucky charm,
charm,
fetish,
amulet,
mascot,
totem,
idol,
juju,
phylactery,
periapt,
Origin:
mid 17th century: based on Arabic ṭilsam, apparently from an alteration of late Greek telesma ‘completion, religious rite’, from telein ‘complete, perform a rite’, from telos ‘result, end’.
