apotropaic
Collocations
3VERB + APOTROPAIC
sprays
APOTROPAIC + NOUN
device, purposes, ward
ADV.
meanwhile
Definitions
adj
Intended to ward off evil.
Wormwood [...] was associated with the rites of St. John's Eve, when a crown of the plant was made from its sprays for apotropaic purposes, to ward of malefic spirits.
A boring subtext, about the wisdom or otherwise of actually uttering Voldemort's name, meanwhile robs the apotropaic device of its force.
noun
An agent intended to ward off evil.
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4Wormwood [...] was associated with the rites of St. John's Eve, when a crown of the plant was made from its sprays for apotropaic purposes, to ward of malefic spirits.
WiktionaryA boring subtext, about the wisdom or otherwise of actually uttering Voldemort's name, meanwhile robs the apotropaic device of its force.
WiktionaryIn earlier generations scholars reacted by removing many of these objects from public view, putting them in the ‘Secret Cabinet’ of the museum at Naples or otherwise under wraps. […] More recently the
WiktionaryThe horseshoe brings luck and has apotropaic meaning.
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