(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.
Symbol
Definition:
(n.) A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation; a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.
(n.) Any character used to represent a quantity, an operation, a relation, or an abbreviation.
(n.) An abstract or compendium of faith or doctrine; a creed, or a summary of the articles of religion.
(n.) That which is thrown into a common fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty.
(n.) Share; allotment.
(n.) An abbreviation standing for the name of an element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with a following one; as, C for carbon, Na for sodium (Natrium), Fe for iron (Ferrum), Sn for tin (Stannum), Sb for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names and symbols under Element.
(v. t.) To symbolize.
Example Sentences:
(1) A tiny studio flat that has become a symbol of London's soaring property prices is to be investigated by planning, environmental health and fire safety authorities after the Guardian revealed details of its shoebox-like proportions.
(2) In Tirana, Francis lauded the mutual respect and trust between Muslims, Catholics and Orthodox Christians in Albania as a "precious gift" and a powerful symbol in today's world.
(3) They operate on a mystical and symbolic plane, which is foreign to the practice of "Western" medicine.
(4) They include the Francoist slogan "Arriba España" and the yoke-and-arrows symbol of the far right Falange, whose members killed the women.
(5) Plasma drug concentrations, subjective self-ratings, and the digit symbol substitution test (DSST) were evaluated during 24 hours after dosage.
(6) YOH shifted the healthy subjects' mood towards feeling panicked, elevated systolic blood pressure and plasma prolactin concentrations, reduced digit symbol substitution, and induced drowsiness and passiveness.
(7) Brazil and Argentina unite in protest against culture of sexual violence Read more The symbolic power of so many women standing together proves that focusing on victims does not mean portraying women as passive.
(8) There on the street is Young Jo whose last words were, "I am wery symbolic, sir."
(9) Third, the appropriation of these symbolic forms of society, self, and the emotions by the current Iranian Islamic state and the role of the state in defining the meaning and legitimacy of emotions and their expression is analyzed.
(10) The philosopher defended his actions by referring to Pierre Bourdieu's concept of symbolic violence, naturally enough, but it didn't wash with HR.
(11) This museum is a symbol of the artistic vitality of Paris.
(12) The best was the oral version of the Symbol Digit Modalities test, which by itself accounted for 70% of the variance of the full-sized-vehicle driving score.
(13) The performance tests included tracking, choice reaction, flicker fusion, exophoria, nystagmus, digit symbol substitution and the subjective assessment of mood.
(14) Besides, Francis says, once their reformation had gone on longer than their initial career, the rest of the band were starting to feel wary about just playing the old material, particularly when they found themselves booked to play a Canadian casino, the kind of venue that is traditionally the preserve of oldies acts: "It was just sort of symbolic, like ha-ha, here we are, at the casino.
(15) To investigate this issue, data from two previous papers were reanalysed to investigate the complete time course of precuing target location with either: (1) a peripheral cue that may draw attention reflexively, or (2) a central, symbolic cue that may require attention to be directed voluntarily.
(16) This more recent system has developed embedded wlithin the posteriorly located analytic and mnemonic cortical tissues and provides for communications between individuals within the species at symbolic, verbal levels.
(17) The top of the fence can also be manipulated in certain ways such as including curvature outward at the top of the fence to make scaling it much more difficult for most.” Some critics, including Washington DC congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, have warned against excessive fortification, but the report argues: “We recognise all the competing considerations that may go into questions regarding the fence, but believe that protection of the President and the White House must be the higher priority.” “Every additional second of response time provided by a fence that is more difficult to climb makes a material difference in ensuring the President’s safety and protecting the symbol that is the White House.” The panel also urges that a new head of secret service, to replace ousted head Julia Pierson, be brought in from outside the agency, ensuring it is better staffed and trained in future.
(18) "They said I was speaking about things I should not be speaking about ... insulting national symbols.
(19) It would be symbolic – not legally binding – but Pearson’s proposal is not just constitutional poetry.
(20) The task was to discriminate the orientation of the middle [symbol: see text].