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Complete Definition of "apotropaic"

English

Etymology
Greek αÏοÏÏÏÏÎ±Î¹Î¿Ï (apotropaios), from αÏοÏÏέÏειν; see á¼ÏÏ, ÏÏοÏή.

Adjective
apotropaic

  1. Intended to ward off evil.

Related terms
apotropaeus
apotropaically
apotropaic eye
apotropaism

vi:apotropaic

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