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" 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."
Dorothea Brande

Meaning of "talisman" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TALISMAN

Via French or Spanish from Arabic tilsam, from Medieval Greek telesma ritual, from Greek: consecration, from telein to perform a rite, complete, from telos end, result.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TALISMAN

ˈtælɪzmən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TALISMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Talisman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TALISMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Talisman

A talisman is an object which is believed to contain certain magical or sacramental properties which would provide good luck for the possessor or possibly offer protection from evil or harm. Amulets and talismans are often considered interchangeable despite their differences. For example, the amulet is an object with natural magical properties, whereas a talisman must be charged with magical powers by a creator; it is this act of consecration or "charging" that gives the talisman its alleged magical powers. The talisman is always made for a definite reason whilst an amulet can be used for generic purposes such as averting evil or attracting good luck. According to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, a magical order active in the United Kingdom during the late-19th and early-20th centuries, a talisman is "a magical figure charged with the force which it is intended to represent. In the construction of a talisman, care should be taken to make it, as far as possible, so to represent the universal forces that it should be in exact harmony with those you wish to attract, and the more exact the symbolism, the easier it is to attract the force."...

Definition of talisman in the English dictionary

The definition of talisman in the dictionary is a stone or other small object, usually inscribed or carved, believed to protect the wearer from evil influences. Other definition of talisman is anything thought to have magical or protective powers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TALISMAN

daysman · groomsman · groundsman · guardsman · kinsman · lensman · oarsman · ombudsman · outdoorsman · phraseman · plainsman · prizeman · salesman · swordsman · Tasman · tradesman · tribesman · tribesmen · Wiseman · woodsman

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TALISMAN

tali · Talibaan · Taliban · Talibanize · Talien · Taliesin · taligrade · talion · talionic · taliped · talipes · talipot · talipot palm · talismanic · talismanical · talismanically · talk · talk about · talk at · talk back

WORDS THAT END LIKE TALISMAN

bail bondsman · batsman · businessman · busman · chessman · Congressman · craftsman · Crossman · disman · draftsman · Financial Ombudsman · gasman · Housman · huntsman · marksman · Scotsman · spokesman · sportsman · statesman · Waksman

Synonyms and antonyms of talisman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TALISMAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «talisman» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «talisman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TALISMAN

Find out the translation of talisman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of talisman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «talisman» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

护符
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

talismán
570 millions of speakers
en

English

talisman
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

ताबीज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعويذة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

талисман
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

talismã
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কবচ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

talisman
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Jimat
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Talisman
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

お守り
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

부적
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Talisman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bùa phù hộ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தாயத்து
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

एक प्रकारचा संरक्षक ताईत
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

tılsım
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

talismano
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

talizman
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

талісман
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

talisman
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυλαχτό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

talisman
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

talisman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

talisman
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of talisman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TALISMAN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about talisman

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2 QUOTES WITH «TALISMAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word talisman.
1
John Quincy Adams
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
2
Dorothea Brande
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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALISMAN»

Discover the use of talisman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to talisman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Talisman: A Novel
Why had twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer’s mother frantically moved the two of them from Rodeo Drive to a New York City apartment to the Alhambra, a fading ocean resort and shuttered amusement park in New Hampshire?
Stephen King, Peter Straub, 2012
2
The Emerald Talisman
"When Julia Parker, a sixteen-year-old with the paranormal ability to read people's emotions, accidentally falls prey to a vampire, she becomes aware that sometimes animals and people aren't who they seem.
Brenda Pandos, 2010
3
Talisman
Of late they have been chiefly restricted to the cure of persons bitten by mad dogs; and as the illness in such cases frequently arises from imagination there can be no reason for doubting that water which has been poured on the Lee-penny ...
Walter Scott, 2008
4
Talisman, Extreme Emotions of Dalit Liberation
Translated For The First Time Into English From The Original Tamil, These Essays Present The Characteristically Honest And Uncompromising Views Of Thirumaavalavan, A Leading Dalit Intellectual And Mla Of The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Or The ...
Thirumaavalavan, 2003
5
The Talisman Ring
Yet again Georgette Heyer shows the qualities that made her one of the most successful and best-loved romantic novelists of her age, and why her popularity endures to this day.
Georgette Heyer, 2011
6
The Sapphire Talisman
With the local vampire coven decimated, Julia and Nicholas try to begin a somewhat normal life together.
Brenda Pandos, 2010
7
Talisman
Dist. by Northwestern Univ. Pr., Auth: Rutgers & Simmons College, New coll. poetry.
Afaa Michael Weaver, 1998
8
Talisman: Sacred Cities, Secret Faith
Sacred Cities, Secret Faith Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval. with its moon- worship cult – in Egypt, Thoth-Hermes was also a moon-god – as well as star- worship and astral magic, would have been an obvious place for the Hermetists and ...
Graham Hancock, Robert Bauval, 2004
9
The Talisman 1: The Road of Trials
A graphic interpretation of a best-selling work by the award-winning authors follows the desperate quest of young Jack Sawyer between Earth and a mysterious parallel world called The Territories.
Peter Straub, Stephen King, 2010
10
The Talisman for ...
William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Gulian Crommelin Verplanck. " Then the Princess, resuming her discourse, said :— 1 After my Jife, or, if that is impossible, after sense and the power of motion departed, incontinently I found ...
William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Gulian Crommelin Verplanck, 1828

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALISMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term talisman is used in the context of the following news items.
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Spain's Repsol says to maintain capex thanks to Talisman
The Spanish oil firm also said capex excluding recently-acquired Talisman would have been down 27 percent and that core profits (EBITDA) were seen coming ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Renault Talisman unveiled, Australian launch ruled out - UPDATE
The all-new Renault Talisman has been revealed in Europe overnight, debuting as a replacement for both the Laguna and Latitude models. Don't expect to see ... «CarAdvice, Jul 15»
3
Japan Joins US-Australia War Games Amid China Tensions
The two-week "Talisman Sabre" exercise in the Northern Territory and Queensland state involves 30,000 personnel from the US and Australia practicing ... «DefenseNews.com, Jul 15»
4
Talisman to Cut Workforce by 10% to 15%
Talisman Energy Inc., the Canadian energy firm being taken over by Spain's Respol SA, has joined an expanding list of oil-and-gas producers who are cutting ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
5
Talisman shareholders approve sale to Repsol
Calgary is set to lose another major oil and gas company headquarters as Talisman Energy moves one step closer to being acquired by Spanish energy giant ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
6
Talisman loses $1.6B US as it writes down oil assets
Talisman Energy had a $1.59 billion US net loss in the fourth quarter of 2014, mostly as a result of writedowns of asset values in response to the recent decline ... «CBC.ca, Feb 15»
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Talisman Energy Deal Not Productive For Shareholders
After a period of speculation and rumors, Repsol (OTCQX:REPYY) has acquired Talisman Energy (NYSE:TLM) for $8.3 billion in cash. In addition to the cash, ... «Seeking Alpha, Dec 14»
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Talisman agrees to $15.1B Cdn takeover by Spain's Repsol
Talisman Energy Inc. based in Calgary says it has agreed to be purchased by Spanish energy giant Repsol in a transaction worth about $15.1 billion Cdn ($13 ... «CBC.ca, Dec 14»
9
Talisman Energy, from bust to boom to bust
There's probably no better prism through which to view the carnage in the oil patch than Talisman Energy, Canada's fifth-largest independent oil producer. «Macleans.ca, Dec 14»
10
Repsol in talks to buy Talisman Energy for up to $8bn
The price being negotiated is in a range between $6 and $8 per share, which would represent a premium of up to 117 per cent to Talisman's share price of $3.69 ... «Financial Times, Dec 14»
REFERENCE
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