apotropaicadj.

/ˌapəʊtrəʊˈpeɪɪk/

Etymology: < Greek ἀποτρόπαιος averting evil ( < ἀποτρέπειν to turn away, avert) + -ic suffix.

Having or reputed to have the power of averting evil influence or ill luck.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > having power to avert evil

apotropaic1883

1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 570/1 The sacrifice of the ‘October horse’ in the Campus Martius..had also a naturalistic and apotropaic character.

1904 W. M. Ramsay in Hastings Dict. Bible V. 115/1 The..employment of a bull's head on..sarcophagi..evidently..had at first an apotropaic purpose.

1918 L. Strachey Eminent Victorians 230 The same doctrine led him [sc. Gordon]..to append, in brackets, the apotropaic initials D.V. after every statement in his letters implying futurity.

1945 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 11 55 In the centre, an apotropaic ornament, a severed head between two volutes.

Derivatives

apotroˈpaically adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adverb] > averting evil

apotropaically1956

1956 W. H. Auden Old Man's Road Apotropaically scowling, a tinker Shuffles past.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	apotropaic
释义	apotropaicadj. /ˌapəʊtrəʊˈpeɪɪk/ Etymology: < Greek ἀποτρόπαιος averting evil ( < ἀποτρέπειν to turn away, avert) + -ic suffix. Having or reputed to have the power of averting evil influence or ill luck. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] > having power to avert evil apotropaic1883 1883 Encycl. Brit. XV. 570/1 The sacrifice of the ‘October horse’ in the Campus Martius..had also a naturalistic and apotropaic character. 1904 W. M. Ramsay in Hastings Dict. Bible V. 115/1 The..employment of a bull's head on..sarcophagi..evidently..had at first an apotropaic purpose. 1918 L. Strachey Eminent Victorians 230 The same doctrine led him [sc. Gordon]..to append, in brackets, the apotropaic initials D.V. after every statement in his letters implying futurity. 1945 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 11 55 In the centre, an apotropaic ornament, a severed head between two volutes. Derivatives apotroˈpaically adv. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adverb] > averting evil apotropaically1956 1956 W. H. Auden Old Man's Road Apotropaically scowling, a tinker Shuffles past. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1883
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