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==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''amuletum'' of unknown origin.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century late 16th Century]
==Definition==
*1: an ornament sometimes inscribed with a [[magic]] [[incantation]] or [[symbol]] or small piece of jewelry thought to give [[protection]] against [[evil]], [[danger]], or [[disease]].
==Description==
An '''amulet''' is an object whose most important characteristic is the [[power]] ascribed to it to protect its owner from [[danger]] or harm. Amulets are different from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talisman talismans] as a talisman is believed to bring [[luck]] or some other benefit, though it can offer [[protection]] as well. Amulets are often confused with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendant pendants]—charms that hang from necklaces—any given pendant may indeed be an amulet, but so may any other charm which purports to protect its owner from danger.
Potential amulets include [[gems]], especially engraved gems, statues, coins, drawings, pendants, rings, [[plants]], and [[animals]]; even [[words]] in the form of a magical spell or [[incantation]] to repel evil or bad luck.
The word "amulet" comes from the Latin amulētum; the earliest extant use of the term is in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder Pliny]'s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_(Pliny) Natural History]'', [[meaning]] "an object that [[protects]] a person from trouble".[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amulet]
[[Category: Anthropology]]
==Origin==
[[Latin]] ''amuletum'' of unknown origin.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century late 16th Century]
==Definition==
*1: an ornament sometimes inscribed with a [[magic]] [[incantation]] or [[symbol]] or small piece of jewelry thought to give [[protection]] against [[evil]], [[danger]], or [[disease]].
==Description==
An '''amulet''' is an object whose most important characteristic is the [[power]] ascribed to it to protect its owner from [[danger]] or harm. Amulets are different from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talisman talismans] as a talisman is believed to bring [[luck]] or some other benefit, though it can offer [[protection]] as well. Amulets are often confused with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendant pendants]—charms that hang from necklaces—any given pendant may indeed be an amulet, but so may any other charm which purports to protect its owner from danger.
Potential amulets include [[gems]], especially engraved gems, statues, coins, drawings, pendants, rings, [[plants]], and [[animals]]; even [[words]] in the form of a magical spell or [[incantation]] to repel evil or bad luck.
The word "amulet" comes from the Latin amulētum; the earliest extant use of the term is in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pliny_the_Elder Pliny]'s ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_History_(Pliny) Natural History]'', [[meaning]] "an object that [[protects]] a person from trouble".[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amulet]
[[Category: Anthropology]]
