(n.) An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. [Also used figuratively.]
Example Sentences:
(1) The black Americans who were drafted from 1967 to 1970 called themselves Bloods, and many were influenced by the teachings and politics of Stokely Carmichael, the Black Panthers and Malcolm X. Terry explains: "They would wear black amulets, they would wear black beads, black gloves to show their identity and racial pride."
(2) Prenatal care consisted of consultation with a prophet, wearing amulets, using herbal concoctions for bathing and drinking, and injections of herbal power to keep evil spirits away and guarantee safe delivery.
(3) Among the findings were: that relatively more healers than doctors revealed their diagnoses to the patient; and that the healers, when they did diagnose, did so in terms of 'trick' and 'evil' and treatment was largely with ashes, amulets and holy water.
(4) Traditional treatment with local herbs, holy water and amulets was the most common.
(5) And the golden amulets to bring good health and fortune with - instead of the more usual images of Buddhist or Taoist holy men - engraved portraits of the former Chinese leader.
(6) Perlman thinks that throughout their six-project collaboration over the last 20 years (since Perlman was in Del Toro's debut, Cronos ), the director has kept him around as "an amulet, a lucky penny, a talisman," – though he laughs long and hard when I say he's really the Marlene Dietrich to Del Toro's Josef von Sternberg.
(7) Their preference for wearing animal skins and amulets, popular for their supposed magical powers of protection, distinguished them from the government soldiers, foreign rebels and other armed gangs who have also contributed to the wholesale rape of hundreds of thousands of women and girls over more than a decade of conflict.
(8) But these telephone calls, such 21st-century amulets, were no good.
(9) The author notes that in ancient Egypt many amulets to produce conception have been found but none to prevent it.
(10) Jed turned out to be packed with mud and sand, and with no trace of either a real heart, or the practical Egyptians' customary addition of a heart amulet in case the fallible human organ proved wanting when weighed by the gods against a feather in the scales of justice.
(11) Researchers have scanned and made 3D copies of amulets that adorned her body.
(12) Amulets, arm rings, hair style, eye makeup is supposed to protect from the evil eye.
(13) This article concerns the following points: impregnation, formation of the human embryo, Eve's creation, indirect fecundation and spermatic pollution, bi-sexuality of the first man, libido, signs of virginity, female infertility, incest, multiparity, post-menopausal conception, the fructifying powers of amulets, plants and seeds, the course of pregnancy and antenatal care, normal and difficult labour, premature birth (was Moses premature?
(14) Individuals with atypical plasma cholinesterase should wear a Medic-Alert bracelet or amulet so that complications and fatalities can be avoided.
(15) Yet by 10am, the stall manager, Frances Bird, has already bought quite a collection of (mostly broken) rings, bracelets, necklaces and amulets from one woman.
(16) Some findings of mythological significance could be demonstrated radiologically, such as the fact that the heart and kidneys had been left in the body, the presence of a scarab, various gold plates and amulets and a fayence-decorated shroud.
Mascot
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Mascotte
Example Sentences:
(1) NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said as recently as January that the mascot is "presented in a way that honors Native Americans," and further claimed that nine of 10 Native Americans polled actually support it .
(2) But, he added, the NBA's actions "will pressure the NFL to address their own lack of action on the mascot issue."
(3) It shows Fuleco, this World Cup's mascot, which never really caught on, being carried by security guards at the Fifa souvenir store.
(4) In a build-up marked by tension over weightier matters, Euro 2016 organisers face embarrassment of a different kind after it emerged their mascot shares its name with a popular sex toy.
(5) The most recent one was attended by 1,727 different mascots and nearly 77,000 spectators.
(6) It also offers education and training to help end forced marriages, and is particularly focused on younger people: the charity's mascot is a cartoon tiger calld Fremont.
(7) But for a mascot to be successful, being cute is not always enough.
(8) There's a lovely TV shot of the mascots in front of the France players, all in Ukraine shirts, blasting out La Marseillaise at full volume.
(9) Sixteen items loaded on the achievement factor (hero role), 11 items the entertainment factor (mascot role), 9 items on the nonconformity factor (scapegoat role), 7 items on the emotional sensitivity factor (lost child role), and 3 items on the domesticity factor (enabler role).
(10) Naturally enough, that is also when the mascot’s own social media accounts goes live.
(11) David Penney notes: "If the Ivory Coast really find themselves on the wrong side of a kick-fest, maybe their supporters could take a leaf out of the French rugby fans and release their own mascot onto the field; 4 tons of rampaging elephant."
(12) The FCA did not name names but the Guardian understands that UK payday lender Speedy Cash has been distributing colouring-in sheets showing its kangaroo mascot, Speedy Roo , holding wads of cash, along with pamphlets promoting its loans, which have a representative interest rate of 2,115.69% APR.
(13) And in 2004, cultural preservation groups threatened to sue the Athens Olympic Organising Committee over the mascots, Phevos and Athena .
(14) For those of us who are offended by the name, by the mascot and by the fans painting up in red face – all making a mockery of my people – our hope is that this will finally be the year that the Washington Redskins will be forced to change or face some kind of penalty for what we all know is racism.
(15) Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) Pre-match niceties: The teams emerge from the tunnel with Honduras midfielder Roger Espinoza having what seems like a very long, deep and meaningful chat with the young mascot whose hand he's holding.
(16) The lack of insight is perhaps as much as could be expected from a man who, in an after-dinner speech, points at his Filipino wife, parading her as an ethnic mascot who he assumes gives him credibility to speak on immigration: "As you can see in my choice of wife, I am not opposed to immigration."
(17) He is getting weaker.” Death is not a word that crosses the dentist’s lips as he describes the descent of his son – his only child – from being a ski-loving model student to mascot for a seething segment of Greeks baying for a fight with officialdom at large.
(18) "The use of the Washington mascot is in fact damaging and should be stopped," said psychologist and study author Michael Friedman.
(19) There was some livestock on parade, though.... A goat, the mascot of La Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army, marches in front of the tribune where Spain's Crown Prince Felipe, left, Spain's King Juan Carlos, center, and Queen Sofia attend a military parade, during the holiday known as Dia de la Hispanidad, Spain's National Day, in Madrid, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012.
(20) Brazil’s only handshake of note so far was a mascot trying to greet Lionel Messi and being left hanging .