talisman.
talisman, amulet
Meaning & usage
talisman, amulet
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French talisman, from Arabic طِلَسْم (ṭilasm), from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma). * 1644, Johan de Brune, de Jonge, Wetsteen der vernuften, publ. by Iacob Lescaille, page 46. *: […] d'Arabiers geven 'er de naam van Talisman aan; gelijk Scaliger in zijn Fransche brieven getuigt. […] the Arabs give to it the name of Talisman; like Scaliger attests in his French letters.
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