The word for today is…
talisman (noun):
1 : an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
2 : something producing apparently magical or miraculous effects
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : The English language may have borrowed talisman from French, Spanish, or Italian; all three include similar-looking words for a lucky charm that derive from an Arabic word for a charm, tilsam. tilsam traces to ancient Greek telein, which means “to initiate into the mysteries.”
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