talisman
Meanings
Plural: talismans
Noun
- a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
- A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s).
- A mullah (Islamic religious scholar).
Verb
- To adorn with a talisman.
Origin / Etymology
From French talisman, partly from Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm), from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “payment”); and partly directly from Byzantine Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “talisman, religious rite, completion”), from τελέω (teléō, “to perform religious rites, to complete”), from τέλος (télos, “end, fulfillment, accomplishment, consummation, completion”). Doublet of telesm.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
talisman is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordtalisman is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
talisman is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
talisman is a valid Words With Friends word