noun
definition
A kind of protective charm or ornament, often bearing magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences or evil spirits.
Examples of amulet in a Sentence
If you take the amulet, no pain, guaranteed.
The robed man tackled her, and the amulet went flying.
She jerked the amulet off his neck, and the lighting flickered.
Once she had the amulet, she could bargain harder with the inmates.
An amulet of similar shape, as the symbol of the "name," was worn by men and women as a protection against the blotting out of the name after death.
Further, from the 23rd of November 1654 dates the singular document usually known as "Pascal's amulet," a parchment slip which he wore constantly about him, and which bears the date followed by some lines of incoherent and strongly mystical devotion.
This involves Sabrina trying to regain possession of a magic amulet given to her by her aunts.
She kicked the robed man, and both launched themselves at the amulet.
For women, many choose to get tattoos of dreamweavers, a popular woven amulet that is said to guard the wearer against bad dreams and influences in the night.
The cylinder, however, seems to have been generally superseded in Egypt by the engraved scarab, or beetle-shaped object, which, it may be assumed, was used at an early time, as it certainly was in later Egyptian history, for sealing purposes, although its proper function was that of an amulet.
Punch him, grab the amulet, bargain for her freedom.
Beads of'amber occur with Anglo-Saxon relics in the south of England; and up to a comparatively recent period the material was valued as an amulet.
The verbal spells were always accompanied by some manual performance, the tying of magical knots or the preparation of an amulet.
If she had the amulet and could bargain for protection --and one of them not eating her in exchange for her freedom --she wondered if she couldn't escape.
She raised the amulet to stare at it, the cacophony around her rising as the excited inmates glimpsed their freedom.
She and the robed man both stopped moving, watching in disbelief as the amulet skittered, rolled, and disappeared into Rhyn's cell.
How did he suddenly appear right as I found the amulet?
Buffy goes onto fight Balthazar, Wesley tries to save his own life by giving the name of the person who has the amulet.
A golden amulet was tied on his right arm.
A gold and stone amulet hanging around the neck of one " psychic " begins to bend.
Green jasper Green jasper amulet Green jasper plaque with two lizards incised on the back.
Carnelian carnelian Carnelian amulet This is orange, translucent carnelian whose color is associated with the sun, especially in its rising or setting form.
This amulet would have been valued for exuding divine energy and was probably worn as a protective talisman by a pious Buddhist.
The Celtic cross was viewed as a symbol of power, an amulet that fortified the wearer to meet whatever may come.
You can find a red mystic knot tied to an amulet of two mandarin ducks carved out of jade.
Another popular jade amulet is the Double Happiness symbol.
Japanese travelers may carry a frog amulet or a frog in some other form as a symbol of a safe return.
During the finale, Angel returns with an amulet that would help destroy the vampires and could only be used by an ensouled vampire.
It is uncertain whether the conventional fleur-de-lis was originally meant to represent the lily or white iris - the flower-de-luce of Shakespeare - or an arrow-head, a spear-head, an amulet fastened on date-palms to ward off the evil eye, &c. In Roman and early Gothic architecture the fleur-de-lis is a frequent sculptured ornament.
They tumbled to the ground, one foot --she wasn't sure whose --knocking the amulet away.