Amulet | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Anamulet,alsoknownasagoodluckcharm,isanobjectbelievedtoconferprotectionuponitspossessor.ThewordamuletcomesfromtheLatinword ...

Object worn in the belief that it will magically protect the wearer

An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word "amulet" comes from the Latin word amuletum, which Plinys Natural History describes as "an object that protects a person from trouble". Anything can function as an amulet; items commonly so used include statues, coins, drawings, plant parts, animal parts, and written words.

Amulets which are said to derive their extraordinary properties and powers from magic or those which impart luck are typically part of folk religion or paganism, whereas amulets or sacred objects of formalised mainstream religion as in Christianity are believed to have no power of their own without faith in Jesus and being blessed by a clergyman, and they...