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Meaning of 'talisman'
Meaning of 'talisman' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Talisman 
[ n.]
- A magical figure cut or engraved under certain
superstitious observances of the configuration of the heavens, to which
wonderful effects are ascribed; the seal, figure, character, or image,
of a heavenly sign, constellation, or planet, engraved on a sympathetic
stone, or on a metal corresponding to the star, in order to receive its
influence. [ n.]- Hence, something that produces extraordinary effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm; as, a talisman to avert diseases.
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