talisman
noun /ˈtælɪzmən/
/ˈtælɪzmən/
- an object that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luckWordfinder
- amulet
- charm
- coincidence
- fate
- fortune
- jinx
- luck
- mascot
- superstition
- talisman
Word Originmid 17th cent.: based on Arabic ṭilsam, apparently from an alteration of late Greek telesma ‘completion, religious rite’, from telein ‘complete, perform a rite’, from telos ‘result, end’.