Meanings
plural amulets · alternative amulette
- A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, the evil eye, or evil spirits.
The soldier wore an amulet for protection.
1 more example
An ancient amulet was discovered in the ruins.
Synonyms: charm, craft, fetish, juju, lucky charm, madstone, mascot, mojo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, the evil eye, or evil spirits.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinamuletum
- Middle Frenchamulette
- Englishamulet
From Middle French amulette, from Latin amuletum.
More words from Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek περίαπτον, φυλακτήριον
- περίαπτον (períapton)protective charm
- φυλακτήριον (phulaktḗrion)protective charm
- βασκάνιον (baskánion)protective charm
Arabic تَمِيمَة, أُخْذَة
- تَمِيمَة (tamīma)protective charm
- أُخْذَة (ʔuḵḏa)protective charm
- تَعْوِيذَة (taʕwīḏa)protective charm
- حِجَاب (ḥijāb)protective charm
- حِرْز (ḥirz)protective charm
- رُقْيَة (ruqya)protective charm
- طِلَسْم (ṭilasm)protective charm
- طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm)protective charm
Bengali তাবিজ, কবচ
- তাবিজ (tabij)protective charm
- কবচ (koboc)protective charm
Bulgarian амуле́т, талисма́н
- амуле́т (amulét)protective charm
- талисма́н (talismán)protective charm
Catalan amulet, talismà
- amuletprotective charm
- talismàprotective charm
Chinese Mandarin 護身符 /护身符, 護符 /护符
- 護身符 /护身符 (hùshēnfú)protective charm
- 護符 /护符 (hùfú)protective charm
- 護身符子 /护身符子 (hùshēnfúzi)protective charm
- 辟邪物 (bìxiéwù)protective charm
Czech amulet
- amuletprotective charm
Danish amulet
- amuletprotective charm
Dutch amulet, beschermmiddel
- amuletprotective charm
- beschermmiddelprotective charm
- talismanprotective charm
Esperanto amuleto
- amuletoprotective charm
Estonian amulett
- amulettprotective charm
Finnish amuletti
- amulettiprotective charm
French amulette, talisman
- amuletteprotective charm
- talismanprotective charm
German Amulett, Gebetsriemen
- Amulettprotective charm
- Gebetsriemenprotective charm
Greek φυλαχτό
- φυλαχτό (fylachtó)protective charm
Hebrew קָמֵעַ
- קָמֵעַ (kaméa')protective charm
Hindi तावीज़, कवच
- तावीज़ (tāvīz)protective charm
- कवच (kavac)protective charm
Hungarian amulett
- amulettprotective charm
Icelandic fjöregg, verndargripur
- fjöreggprotective charm
- verndargripurprotective charm
- heillagripurprotective charm
Indonesian jimat
- jimatprotective charm
Irish briocht
- briochtprotective charm
Italian amuleto
- amuletoprotective charm
Japanese お守り, 護符
- お守り (o-mamori)protective charm
- 護符 (gofu)protective charm
- アミュレット (amyuretto)protective charm
Korean 애뮬럿, 부적
- 애뮬럿 (aemyulleot)protective charm
- 부적 (bujeok)protective charm
- 주구 (jugu)protective charm
Latin amuletum
- amuletumprotective charm
Latvian amulets
- amuletsprotective charm
Lithuanian amuletas
- amuletasprotective charm
Malay azimat, tangkal
- azimatprotective charm
- tangkalprotective charm
Norwegian Bokmål amulett
- amulettprotective charm
Polish amulet
- amuletprotective charm
Portuguese amuleto
- amuletoprotective charm
Romanian amuletă
- amuletăprotective charm
Russian амуле́т, талисма́н
- амуле́т (amulét)protective charm
- талисма́н (talismán)protective charm
- о́берег (óbereg)protective charm
- обере́г (oberég)protective charm
Slovak amulet
- amuletprotective charm
Spanish amuleto, talismán
- amuletoprotective charm
- talismánprotective charm
Swahili hirizi
- hiriziprotective charm
Swedish amulett
- amulettprotective charm
Tagalog dupil
- dupilprotective charm
Thai เครื่องราง, พิสมร
- เครื่องราง (krʉ̂ʉang-raang)protective charm
- พิสมรprotective charm
- ของขลัง (kɔ̌ɔng-klǎng)protective charm
Turkish muska, tılsım
- muskaprotective charm
- tılsımprotective charm
Ukrainian амуле́т, талісма́н
- амуле́т (amulét)protective charm
- талісма́н (talismán)protective charm
- обері́г (oberíh)protective charm
Urdu تَعْوِیذ, طِلِسْم
- تَعْوِیذ (ta'vīz)protective charm
- طِلِسْم (tilism)protective charm
Vietnamese bùa, yếm thắng vật
- bùaprotective charm
- yếm thắng vậtprotective charm
- yếm thắng thuậtprotective charm
Yiddish קמיע
- קמיע (kameye)protective charm
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Cite this entry
amulet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amulet
“amulet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amulet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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