apotropaic
1apotropaic — apotropáic adj. m., pl. apotropáici; f. sg. apotropáică, pl. apotropáice Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic APOTROPÁIC, Ă, apotropaici, ce, adj. (Despre obiecte, ritualuri etc.) Care protejează împotriva răului …
2apotropaic — (adj.) 1883, with IC (Cf. ic), from Gk. apotropaios averting evil, from apotrepein to turn away, avert, from apo off, away (see APO (Cf. apo )) + trepein to turn (see TROPE (Cf. trope)) …
3apotropaic — [ap΄ō trō pā′ik, ap΄ətrō pā′ik] adj. safeguarding against evil apotropaically adv …
4apotropaic — adjective Etymology: Greek apotropaios, from apotrepein to avert, from apo + trepein to turn Date: 1883 designed to avert evil < an apotropaic ritual > • apotropaically adverb …
5apotropaic — adjective Intended to ward off evil. See Also: apotropaeus, apotropaically, apotropaic eye, apotropaism …
6Apotropaic magic — Apotropaic is an adjective that means intended to ward off evil or averting or deflecting evil and commonly refers to objects such as amulets or other symbols. The word is of Greek origin: apotrope literally means turning away or averting (as in… …
7apotropaic — apotropaically, adv. /ap euh treuh pay ik/, adj. intended to ward off evil. [1880 85; < Gk apotrópai(os) averting evil (see APO , TROPE) + IC] * * * …
8apotropaic — adj. warding off evil, made to ward off evil …
9apotropaic — Greek for turning away, refers to objects designed to ward off evil, as a good luck charm, amulet, or talisman is intended to avert ill fortune. In cultures as varied as those of ancient Greece and contemporary Tibet, apotropaics have usually… …
10apotropaic — [ˌapətrə peɪɪk] adjective supposedly having the power to avert evil or bad luck. Derivatives apotropaically adverb Origin C19: from Gk apotropaios, from apotrepein turn away or from + ic …