amuletum
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English
amuletum amuleti N N :: amulet/charm (to avert evil); act which averts evil; power to avert evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ămŭlētum: i, n. (Arab. hamalet),
I a sympathetic preservative against sickness, etc., φυλακτήριον, an amulet (usu. hung around the neck): veneficiorum amuleta, Plin. 29, 4, 19, § 66; so id. 30, 15, 47, § 138 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
amŭlētum, ī, n., amulette, préservatif : Plin. 28, 38.
Latin > German (Georges)
āmūlētum, ī, n. (v. amoliri als Abwendung des Unheils, vgl. amolimentum), das Amulett, der Talisman (griech. φυλακτήριον, s. Charis. 105, 9. Gloss. II, 16, 39), ein sympathetisches Schutzmittel gegen Krankheit u. Zauberei, gew. als Anhängsel am Hals getragen ( περίαμμα), Plin. 28, 38; 29, 66; 30, 138.