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Amʹulet

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Something worn, generally round the neck, as a charm. (Arabic, hamulet, that which is suspended.)

The early Christians used to wear amulets called Ichthus, fish; the word is composed of the initial letters of Ieʹsos CHristos THeou Uios Sotēr (Jesus Christ, Son of God, our Saviour). (See Notarica.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Amphitrite (either 3 or 4 syl.)
Amphitryon
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Ampoulle (Sainte)
Amram’s Son
Amri
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