All 21 Uses
talisman
in
The Lost Symbol
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- A talisman, of sorts.†
Chpt 23-24
- Did he say a talisman?†
Chpt 23-24
- By definition, a talisman was an object with magical powers.†
Chpt 23-24
- Traditionally, talismans were used for bringing luck, warding off evil spirits, or aiding in ancient rituals.†
Chpt 23-24 *
- Peter, you do realize that talismans went out of vogue in the Middle Ages, right?†
Chpt 23-24
- So now I am asking you to trust me when I tell you this talisman is powerful.†
Chpt 23-24
- Even so, the claim that a talisman could impart any power at all was absurd, much less the power to bring order from chaos.†
Chpt 23-24
- "This talisman," Solomon continued, "would be dangerous in the wrong hands, and unfortunately, I have reason to believe powerful people want to steal it from me."†
Chpt 23-24
- Langdon couldn't imagine why the CIA would want a little box containing a talisman ....or even what the talisman could be.†
Chpt 25-26
- Langdon couldn't imagine why the CIA would want a little box containing a talisman ....or even what the talisman could be.†
Chpt 25-26
- Peter Solomon entrusted me with a talisman ....a deluded lunatic tricked me into bringing it to the Capitol and wants me to use it to unlock a mystical portal ....possibly in a room called SBB13.†
Chpt 29-30
- And it is indeed ....a talisman.†
Chpt 41-42
- When Peter had told Langdon the package contained a talisman, Langdon had laughed.†
Chpt 41-42
- This tiny capstone was a talisman, but not the magic kind ....the far older kind.†
Chpt 41-42
- Long before talisman had magical connotations, it had another meaning—"completion."†
Chpt 41-42
- From the Greek telesma, meaning "complete," a talisman was any object or idea that completed another and made it whole.†
Chpt 41-42
- A capstone, symbolically speaking, was the ultimate talisman, transforming the Unfinished Pyramid into a symbol of completed perfection.†
Chpt 41-42
- Much like the word talisman.†
Chpt 49-50
- Exactly as Peter Solomon had promised, the golden capstone was a potent talisman with the power to bring order from chaos.†
Chpt 101-102
- "And this talisman," he continued, extracting the golden capstone, "did indeed bring order from chaos, exactly as promised."†
Chpt 115-116
- "And finally," Solomon said, "like the stone box in your hand, many cornerstones are little vaults ...and have hollow cavities so that they can hold buried treasures ....talismans, if you will—symbols of hope for the future of the building about to be erected."†
Chpt 129-130
Definitions:
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(1)
(talisman) a small object or piece of jewelry thought to have magical power -- especially to protect against evil
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)