APOTROPAIC

Meaning of APOTROPAIC in English

[ ˌapətrə'peɪɪk ]

■ adjective supposedly having the power to avert evil or bad luck.

Derivatives

~ally adverb

Origin

C19: from Gk apotropaios , from apotrepein 'turn away or from' + -ic .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

APOTROPAIC — adjective Etymology: Greek apotropaios, from apotrepein to avert, from apo- + trepein to turn Date: 1883 designed to avert evil …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
APOTROPAIC — |apətrə|pāik adjective Etymology: Greek apotropai os (from apotrepein to turn away, from apo- + trepein to turn) + English -ic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APOTROPAIC — — apotropaically , adv. /ap'euh treuh pay"ik/ , adj. intended to ward off evil. [ 1880-85; apotrópai ( os ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APOTROPAIC — adj. warding off evil, made to ward off evil
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
APOTROPAIC — adjective Etymology: Greek apotropaios, from apotrepein to avert, from apo- + trepein to turn Date: 1883 : designed to avert …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APOTROPAIC — [apo.tro.pa.ic] adj [Gk apotropaios, fr. apotrepein to avert, fr. apo- + trepein to turn] (1883): designed to avert evil "an …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APOTROPAIC — adj. supposedly having the power to avert an evil influence or bad luck. [Gk apotropaios (as APO-, trepo turn)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APOTROPAIC — adj. supposedly having the power to avert an evil influence or bad luck. [ Gk apotropaios (as APO-, trepo turn) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APOTROPAIC — adj. supposedly having the power to avert an evil influence or bad luck. Etymology: Gk apotropaios (as APO-, trepo turn)
Oxford English vocab
APOTROPAIC — (книжное) отвращающий беду - * charms амулеты от сглаза
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APOTROPAIC — a книжн. отвращающий беду apotropaic charms - амулеты от сглаза и т. п.
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
APOTROPAIC — (n) отвращающий беду
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
APOTROPAIC — a книжн. отвращающий беду ~ charms - амулеты от сглаза и т. п.
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
APOTROPAIC — a книжн. отвращающий беду apotropaic charms - амулеты от сглаза и т. п.
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
APOTROPAIC — (книжное) отвращающий беду - * charms амулеты от сглаза
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APOTROPAIC — adj. Pronunciation: ˌ a-p ə -tr ō - ' p ā -ik Function: adjective Etymology: Greek apotropaios, from apotrepein to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
APOTROPAIC EYE — Painting of a large eye or eyes used to ward off evil. The symbol appears most commonly on Greek drinking …
Английский словарь Британика
APOTROPAIC EYE — a painting of an eye or eyes used as a symbol to ward off evil, appearing most commonly on Greek …
Britannica English vocabulary
APOTROPAIC EYE — Painting of a large eye or eyes used to ward off evil. The symbol appears most commonly on Greek drinking …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
APOTROPAICALLY — adverb see: apotropaic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EYE — I Organ that receives light and visual images. Non-image forming, or direction, eyes are found among worms, mollusks, cnidarians, echinoderms, …
Английский словарь Британика
GORGONEION — ˌgȯ(r)gəˈnī]ˌän, -nē], -nā] noun or gor·go·ne·um -ˈnēəm ( plural gorgo·neia ]ə ; or gorgo·nea -ēə) Etymology: gorgoneion from Greek, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APOTROPAISM — /ap'euh treuh pay"iz euhm/ , n. the use of magic and ritualistic ceremony to anticipate and prevent evil. [ apotrópai …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APOTROPAICALLY — see apotropaic
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SACRED CLOWN — ritual or ceremonial figure, in various preliterate and ancient cultures throughout the world, who represents a reversal of the normal …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEALING CULT — religious group or movement that places major, or even exclusive, emphasis on the treatment or prevention by nonmedical means of …
Britannica English vocabulary
MESOPOTAMIAN MYTHOLOGY — the myths, epics, hymns, lamentations, penitential psalms, incantations, wisdom literature, and handbooks dealing with rituals and omens of ancient Mesopotamia. …
Britannica English vocabulary
EYE — n. electric eye tiger's eye apotropaic eye cat's eye evil eye Seeing Eye dog deceive the eye black eyed pea …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Concise Oxford English vocab

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