noun (plural -mans) see: telos Date: 1638 an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune, something producing apparently magical or miraculous effects, ~ic adjective ~ically adverb
TALISMAN
Meaning of TALISMAN in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012