English Explanatory Dictionary

apotropaic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Intended to ward off evil.
noun
  1. An agent intended to ward off evil.

Pronunciation

/ˌæpətɹəˈpeɪ.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-apotropaic.wav

Word forms

apotropaic more apotropaic most apotropaic apotropaics

Etymology

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”.

Synonyms

apotropaion

Derived words

apotropaeus apotropaically apotropaic eye apotropaism
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