amulet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæmjʊlət/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæmjəlɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(am′yə lit)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
am•u•let /ˈæmyəlɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a charm worn to keep evil away or to bring good fortune.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
am•u•let  (am′yə lit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring good fortune;
    protecting charm.
  • Latin amulētum
  • Middle French amulete)
  • (1595–1605
    talisman.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
amulet / ˈæmjʊlɪt/
  1. a trinket or piece of jewellery worn as a protection against evil; charm
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin amulētum, of unknown origin
'amulet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bulla - charm - churinga - cylinder - fetish - grigri - juju - menat - mojo - obi - periapt - phylactery - piece - scarab - talisman - tiki

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