Amulet
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 Iesos CHristos
THeou Uios Soter (Jesus Christ, Son of God, our Saviour). (See
Notarica.)
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