talismanic

adj
/ˌtælɪzˈmænɪk/UK

Etymology

From talisman + -ic.

  1. derived from τέλεσμα
  2. derived from طِلَّسْم
  3. borrowed from talisman
  4. formed as talismanic — “talisman + -ic

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or like, a talisman.

    • Oleg Blokhin's side lost the talismanic Andriy Shevchenko to the substitutes' bench because of a knee injury but still showed enough to put England through real turmoil in spells.
    • For Marshall, law possessed a talismanic quality, representing all that was best in American democracy.
  2. Possessing or believed to possess protective magical power.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA