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apotropaism
English
Noun
apotropaism (uncountable)
- (religion, mysticism) The use of ritual or other magical means (including charms and/or incantations) to avert evil or bad luck.
Related terms
- apotropaic
Translations
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apotropaic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ??????????? (apotrópaios), from ??? (apó, “away”) and ?????? (trópos, “turn”); thus meaning “causing things to turn away”, as in “turns away evil”.
Adjective
apotropaic (comparative more apotropaic, superlative most apotropaic)
- (religion, mysticism) Intended to ward off evil. [from 1883]
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
apotropaic (plural apotropaics)
- An agent intended to ward off evil.
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