Main Entry: apo·tro·pa·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌa-pə-trō-ˈpā-ik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek apotropaios, from apotrepein to avert, from apo- + trepein to turn

Date: 1883

: designed to avert evil <an apotropaic ritual>

— apo·tro·pa·i·cal·ly \-ˈpā-ə-k(ə-)lē\ adverb