A trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease.

synonym: amulet.

Roget 747: scepter, regalia, caduceus; Mercury's rod, Mercury's staff, Mercury's wand; rod of empire, mace, fasces^†, wand; staff, staff of office; baton, truncheon; flag etc. (insignia) 550; ensign of authority, emblem of authority, badge of authority, insignia of authority.    throne, chair, musnud^†, divan, dais, woolsack^†.    toga, pall, mantle, robes of state, ermine, purple.    crown, coronet, diadem, tiara, cap of maintenance; decoration; title etc. 877; portfolio.    key, signet, seals, talisman; helm; reins etc. (means of restraint) 752.    ... show more

Roget 993: spell, charm, incantation, exorcism, weird, cabala^†, exsufflation^†, cantrap^†, runes, abracadabra, open sesame, countercharm^†, Ephesian letters, bell book and candle, Mumbo Jumbo, evil eye, fee-faw-fum.    talisman, amulet, periapt^†, telesm^†, phylactery, philter; fetich, fetish; agnus Dei [Lat.], lamb of God; furcula^†, madstone^†; mascot, mascotte^†; merrythought^†; Om, Aum^†; scarab, scarabaeus^†; sudarium^†, triskelion, veronica, wishbone; swastika, fylfot^†, gammadion^†.    wand, caduceus, rod, divining rod, lamp of Aladdin^†; wishing-cap, Fortunatus's cap.    ... show more

Dutch: amulet, fylacterion, mascotte, talisman
Polish: maskota, amulet, talizman