amulet
pronunciation
How to pronounce amulet in British English:
UK [ˈæmjʊlət]
How to pronounce amulet in American English:
US [ˈæmjəlɪt]
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- Noun:
- a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil
Word Origin
- amulet (n.)
- mid-15c., amalettys, from Latin amuletum (Pliny) "thing worn as a charm against spells, disease, etc.," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps related to amoliri "to avert, to carry away, remove." Not recorded again in English until c. 1600; the 15c. use may be via French.
Example
- 1. I see you got the amulet .
- 2. That 's where kenai gave me the amulet .
- 3. Tetiaroa consists of 13 white sand islets encircled by a coral reef which , from above , appears to shimmer like a turquoise amulet .
- 4. Growling bear gives young loved by the buffalo a special amulet symbolizing the lakota medicine wheel , the sacred wheel which shows where each person is born within the grand scheme of the world , and a central theme in this saga .
- 5. Hence the appeal of csr , in davos and beyond ; in today 's world , it has become a useful salve for a troubled corporate conscience , if not a quasi amulet that companies like to wear as a protection against the evil eye ( or , at least , future social strife ) .