apotropaic
apotropaic · apotropaics
An agent intended to ward off evilAn agent intended to ward off evil.
/ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk/
» The horseshoe brings luck and has apotropaic meaning.
Значение
значений: 1An agent intended to ward off evil.
Примеры
предложений: 1The horseshoe brings luck and has apotropaic meaning.
Происхождение
From Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιος (apotrópaios), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) and τρόπος (trópos, “From Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιος (apotrópaios), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) and τρόπος (trópos, “turn”); thus meaning “causing things to turn away”, as in “turns away evil”.
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Формы
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