telesm en · NOUN
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| telesms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| telesma | alternative | lexicographic | |
| telesmata | Number=Plur | lexicographic |