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tal⋅is⋅man

  [tal-is-muhn, -iz-]
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–noun, plural -mans.
1. a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm.
2. any amulet or charm.
3. anything whose presence exercises a remarkable or powerful influence on human feelings or actions.
Origin:
1630–40; < F or Sp ≪ Ar ṭilasm < Gk télesma payment, equiv. to teles- (var. s. of teleîn to complete, perform) + -ma n. suffix of result

Related forms:
tal⋅is⋅man⋅ic  [tal-is-man-ik, -iz-] , tal⋅is⋅man⋅i⋅cal, adjective
tal⋅is⋅man⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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tal·is·man   (tāl'ĭs-mən, -ĭz-)   
n.   pl. tal·is·mans
  1. An object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection.
  2. Something that apparently has magic power.

[French talisman or Spanish talismán or Italian talismano, all from Arabic ṭilasm, from Late Greek telesma, from Greek, consecration ceremony, from telein, to consecrate, fulfill, from telos, result; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Talisman

Tal"is*man\, n.; pl. Talismans. [Sp., from Ar. tilism, tilsam, a magical image, pl. tilsam[=a]n, fr. Gr. ? tribute, tax, LGr., an initiation, incantation, from ? to complete, perform, to play taxes, to make perfect, to initiate, especially in the mysteries, fr. ? completion, end.]

1. A magical figure cut or engraved under certain superstitious observances of the configuration of the heavens, to which wonderful effects are ascribed; the seal, figure, character, or image, of a heavenly sign, constellation, or planet, engraved on a sympathetic stone, or on a metal corresponding to the star, in order to receive its influence.

2. Hence, something that produces extraordinary effects, esp. in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm; as, a talisman to avert diseases. --Swift.
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Language Translation for : talisman
Spanish: talismán,
German: der Talisman,
Japanese: お守り
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talisman 
1638, from Fr. talisman, in part via Arabic tilsam (pl. tilsaman), a Gk. loan-word; in part directly from Byzantine Gk. telesma "talisman, religious rite, payment," earlier "consecration, ceremony," originally "completion," from telein "perform (religious rites), pay (tax), fulfill," from telos "completion, end, tax" (see tele-).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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