an object that holds a piece of someone's soul, in order to help them achieve immortality

an object which a person has used to conceal a part of his or her soul

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a word used for an object in which a person has concealed part of their soul

Horcruxes are fictional, magical objects in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. They were introduced in the second novel of the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, although the concept of the Horcrux was first described in the sixth novel of the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.