APOTROPAISM
Meaning of APOTROPAISM in English
ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌizəm noun
( -s )
: the performance of magic ritual or incantatory formulas in order to avert evil
Webster's New International English Dictionary.
Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.
2012