Talisman
noun
An object that people believe brings good luck or protection from harm.
The old sailor always carried a small stone as a talisman to keep him safe at sea.
Often appears as...
- wear a talisman
- carry a talisman
noun
A person or thing that can influence or control a situation or people, like a charm.
The team viewed their new coach as a talisman who could lead them to victory.
Often appears as...
- be a talisman
- hold a talisman
noun
An object that people believe brings good luck or protection from harm.
The old sailor always carried a small stone as a talisman to keep him safe at sea.
Often appears as...
- wear a talisman
- carry a talisman
noun
A person or thing that can influence or control a situation or people, like a charm.
The team viewed their new coach as a talisman who could lead them to victory.
Often appears as...
- be a talisman
- hold a talisman
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Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variation
Talismans can differ by culture, embodying local beliefs and history.
In Japan, many drivers have a maneki-neko talisman for good luck.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Superstition
A talisman can have personal significance beyond superstition, like a family heirloom.
Her grandmother's ring was a talisman symbolizing her family's love.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Features
Talismans often have symbols or inscriptions believed to hold power.
The talisman had ancient runes believed to ward off evil.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variation
Talismans can differ by culture, embodying local beliefs and history.
In Japan, many drivers have a maneki-neko talisman for good luck.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Superstition
A talisman can have personal significance beyond superstition, like a family heirloom.
Her grandmother's ring was a talisman symbolizing her family's love.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Features
Talismans often have symbols or inscriptions believed to hold power.
The talisman had ancient runes believed to ward off evil.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variation
Talismans can differ by culture, embodying local beliefs and history.
In Japan, many drivers have a maneki-neko talisman for good luck.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Superstition
A talisman can have personal significance beyond superstition, like a family heirloom.
Her grandmother's ring was a talisman symbolizing her family's love.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Features
Talismans often have symbols or inscriptions believed to hold power.
The talisman had ancient runes believed to ward off evil.
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talismans to represent whole ecosystems. If you wanna photograph the Arctic, you photograph polar bears. If you wanna photograph Africa, you photograph lions. Well, you can have a wildlife experience in a city, in the urban jungle that is just as wild, just as crazy as anywhere else.
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I used to think that my son was a natural extrovert like his father. But I realized at that moment, in that conversation, that his smile was not a sign that he wanted to connect with would-be strangers. It was a talisman he used to protect himself,
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as private prayer aids, service books in churches, textbooks, and protective talismans to take into battle. Across all this variation, those tricky little drawings in the margins are a unique window into the minds of medieval artists.
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Adventures in...
talismans to represent whole ecosystems. If you wanna photograph the Arctic, you photograph polar bears. If you wanna photograph Africa, you photograph lions. Well, you can have a wildlife experience in a city, in the urban jungle that is just as wild, just as crazy as anywhere else.
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How racial bias works --...
I used to think that my son was a natural extrovert like his father. But I realized at that moment, in that conversation, that his smile was not a sign that he wanted to connect with would-be strangers. It was a talisman he used to protect himself,
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What is a butt tuba and...
as private prayer aids, service books in churches, textbooks, and protective talismans to take into battle. Across all this variation, those tricky little drawings in the margins are a unique window into the minds of medieval artists.
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Douglas Brinkley
American Author
What makes 'American Pie' so unusual is that it isn't a relic from the counterculture but a talisman, which, like a sacred river, keeps bringing joy to listeners everywhere. When 'American Pie' suddenly is played on a jukebox or radio, it's almost impossible not to sing along.
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Nikolai Gogol
Russian Writer
For a man, the soul of a woman is a preserving talisman, guarding him from moral infections; it is a power holding him to the straight path, a guide leading him back from the crooked to the straight. On the other hand, the soul of a woman can be his evil and ruin him forever.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
American Journalist
To Trump, whiteness is neither notional nor symbolic but the very core of his power. In this, Trump is not singular. But whereas his forebears carried whiteness like an ancestral talisman, Trump cracked the glowing amulet open, releasing its eldritch energies.
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Christian Eriksen
Danish Athlete
Bale is an exceptional player; he's shown that for years. He's Wales' talisman, and he's been that for years and will be for years. He's technically very gifted, very direct, has a wonderful kick and a lot of pace and a good finisher.
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Dorothea Brande
American Writer
All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right about face which turns us from failure to success.
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Alex Gibney
American Director
Oscar always opens up doors, especially the night of the Oscars. On that night, you hold that gold man, and it's like having Gandalf's staff. You can go anywhere and do anything. It's a talisman of such power.
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Ben Dolnick
American Writer
Writing is a sufficiently lonely and mysterious pastime that I don't begrudge myself a talisman or two, so long as they don't become ways of distracting myself from the glum inescapability of actual work.
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Steven Johnson
American Author
Every childhood has its talismans, the sacred objects that look innocuous enough to the outside world, but that trigger an onslaught of vivid memories when the grown child confronts them.
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M. J. Rose
American Author
I might have created the phrase 'memory tools', but people have always found talismans to help them meditate into a state of hypnosis where they can access their past lives.
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Dani Shapiro
American Author
My desk is covered with talismans: pieces of rose quartz, wishing stones from a favorite beach.
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Douglas Brinkley
American Author
What makes 'American Pie' so unusual is that it isn't a relic from the counterculture but a talisman, which, like a sacred river, keeps bringing joy to listeners everywhere. When 'American Pie' suddenly is played on a jukebox or radio, it's almost impossible not to sing along.
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Nikolai Gogol
Russian Writer
For a man, the soul of a woman is a preserving talisman, guarding him from moral infections; it is a power holding him to the straight path, a guide leading him back from the crooked to the straight. On the other hand, the soul of a woman can be his evil and ruin him forever.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
American Journalist
To Trump, whiteness is neither notional nor symbolic but the very core of his power. In this, Trump is not singular. But whereas his forebears carried whiteness like an ancestral talisman, Trump cracked the glowing amulet open, releasing its eldritch energies.
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Christian Eriksen
Danish Athlete
Bale is an exceptional player; he's shown that for years. He's Wales' talisman, and he's been that for years and will be for years. He's technically very gifted, very direct, has a wonderful kick and a lot of pace and a good finisher.
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Dorothea Brande
American Writer
All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the talisman, the formula, the command of right about face which turns us from failure to success.
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Alex Gibney
American Director
Oscar always opens up doors, especially the night of the Oscars. On that night, you hold that gold man, and it's like having Gandalf's staff. You can go anywhere and do anything. It's a talisman of such power.
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Ben Dolnick
American Writer
Writing is a sufficiently lonely and mysterious pastime that I don't begrudge myself a talisman or two, so long as they don't become ways of distracting myself from the glum inescapability of actual work.
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Steven Johnson
American Author
Every childhood has its talismans, the sacred objects that look innocuous enough to the outside world, but that trigger an onslaught of vivid memories when the grown child confronts them.
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M. J. Rose
American Author
I might have created the phrase 'memory tools', but people have always found talismans to help them meditate into a state of hypnosis where they can access their past lives.
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Dani Shapiro
American Author
My desk is covered with talismans: pieces of rose quartz, wishing stones from a favorite beach.
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