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.
Meaning
1 sensesAn agent intended to ward off evil.
Examples
1 sentencesThe horseshoe brings luck and has apotropaic meaning.
Origin
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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Forms
plural: apotropaics| Singular | apotropaic |
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