talismanic
IPA: tˈæɫɪsmˈænɪk
adjective
- Of, relating to, or like, a talisman.
- Possessing or believed to possess protective magical power.
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Examples of "talismanic" in Sentences
- Roy Hodgson bemoaned the loss of his "talismanic" defender, who could be absent for up to six weeks.
- To my thinking, the inscriptions must have been of that so-called talismanic kind in which these weak heathen believe.
- Then make a book, but make it what the magicians call a "talismanic" work - somehow beautiful, nicely bound on good paper etc.
- One member of his retinue said he views the Spaniard as a "talismanic" figure whose departure would alter his valuation of the club.
- Inspired by the complex numerical relationships identified in talismanic objects or tables the Iranian artist Yahya Fiuzi creates art by interpreting the numbers as colours.
- A. Charles at 6: 43 seems to believe that invocation of the words "Unitary Executive Theory" works some kind of talismanic magic juju that obviates the need to actually reason out a position.
- That evening, only a few hours ago, the officers of his staff regarded him as a kind of talismanic idol; by midnight he had become a millstone around their necks, a mere lump of carved stone ...
- And I enjoy being a so-called talismanic figure - I love being involved and trying to make things happen for others - but more than one man is going to have to play well if we are going to beat England.
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