Catholic Culture Overview
Catholic Culture Overview

Catholic Dictionary

Find accurate definitions of over 5,000 Catholic terms and phrases (including abbreviations). Based on Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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AMULET

(animism). A lifeless object that is carried on one's person and that others credit with secret and innate power to preserve from misfortune or to cause an undertaking to prosper.

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