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Amulet, Umlaut, Talisman
Talisman comes from the Greek word ‘telesma’ referring to religious rites, indicating to completion, fulfilment, accomplishment, payment, religious rite and also attributed to Arabic.
Do you want to keep an amulet or talisman or both?
Amulet is an ornament but worn not only for elegance or style or for enriching one’s personality but to keep away the evil, the evil forces, the bad omens working on him or her.
Amulet is a small piece of jewellery worn as a charm against evil.
Amulet comes from the Latin word ‘amuletum’.
Are amulet and talisman one and the same?
Talisman is an object but with something inscribed such as a motif, symbol, emblem on a stone, ring, etc that are believed magical powers; believed to bring good omens, to have good luck.
In one sense, amulet and talisman are the same that is: an ornament worn as a charm to keep away the evil forces, to usher good luck.
Talisman is a trinket, a piece of jewellery.
Talisman is usually worn around the neck and thought to have magical protection against disease, against evil forces.
Talisman comes from the Greek word ‘telesma’ referring to religious rites, indicating to completion, fulfilment, accomplishment, payment, religious rite and also attributed to Arabic.
There are people practising talismanic (adjective) rites.
Talismanically is an adverb.
Maori talisman is a small object of charm.
Talisman is an object believed to have some mystical or magical powers, and they are kept in one’s house or worn with a belief it will herald good things.
What is Gandhi’s talisman?
“I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away.” –Mahatma Gandhi
Umlaut is a diacritical mark of two dots placed over a vowel in order to indicate to the reader about the change in sound. Umlauts are used in Germanic languages such as German and Swedish: ä, ö, ü. Umlaut functions a noun, and verb, of Germanic origin: um refers to ‘around’ and laut to ‘sound’.
Umlaut is a mark placed on a vowel to indicate the vowel change: ä, ö, ü.
Göteborg (Gothenburg in English) is the second largest city in Sweden.
