amulet

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: am=u=let

CIDE DICTIONARY

amulet, n. [L. amuletum: cf. F. amulette.].

OXFORD DICTIONARY

amulet, n.
1 an ornament or small piece of jewellery worn as a charm against evil.
2 something which is thought to give such protection.

Etymology

L amuletum, of unkn. orig.

THESAURUS

amulet

charm, fetish, fylfot, gammadion, good-luck charm, hoodoo, juju, love charm, luck, lucky bean, lucky piece, madstone, mascot, mumbo jumbo, obeah, periapt, philter, phylactery, scarab, scarabaeus, scarabee, sudarium, swastika, talisman, veronica, voodoo, whammy

ROGET THESAURUS

amulet

Spell

N spell, charm, incantation, exorcism, weird, cabala, exsufflation, cantrap, runes, abracadabra, open sesame, countercharm, Ephesian letters, bell book and candle, Mumbo Jumbo, evil eye, fee-faw- fum, talisman, amulet, periapt, telesm, phylactery, philter, fetich, fetish, agnus Dei, lamb of God, furcula, madstone, mascot, mascotte, merrythought, Om, Aum, scarab, scarabaeus, sudarium, triskelion, veronica, wishbone, swastika, fylfot, gammadion, wand, caduceus, rod, divining rod, lamp of Aladdin, wishing-cap, Fortunatus's cap.