APOTROPAISM


Meaning of APOTROPAISM in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌizəm noun

( -s )

: the performance of magic ritual or incantatory formulas in order to avert evil

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