apotropaic
apo·tro·pa·ic
adj \ˌa-pə-trō-ˈpā-ik\Definition of APOTROPAIC
: designed to avert evil <an apotropaic ritual>
— apo·tro·pa·i·cal·ly \-ˈpā-ə-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
Origin of APOTROPAIC
Greek apotropaios, from apotrepein to avert, from apo- + trepein to turn
First Known Use: 1883
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