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telesm

telesm noun: a magical talisman, amulet or charm.

Noun

telesm (plural telesms or telesmata)

  1. (archaic) A magical talisman, amulet or charm.
    • “In all these cases they had held that environment could be modified at will by telesmata or sympathetic figures.”1917, Aleister Crowley, Moonchild, Weiser, published 2010, page 108

Forms of telesm

pluraltelesms
pluraltelesmata
alternative formtelesma

Origin of telesm

From New Latin telesma, and its source, Byzantine Greek τέλεσμα (télesma), from Ancient Greek τελεῖν (teleîn, “to perform (rites), to initiate (in the mysteries”). Doublet of talisman.

Words formed from telesm

Questions about telesm

What does telesm mean?
Telesm means a magical talisman, amulet or charm.
What part of speech is telesm?
Telesm is a noun.
What is the plural of telesm?
The plural of telesm is telesms.

Words near telesm in the dictionary

  1. teleshow
  2. teleshows
  3. telesia
  4. telesias
  5. telesis
  6. telesm
  7. telesmata
  8. telesmatic
  9. telesmatically
  10. telesme
  11. telesmes

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