APOTROPAISM


Meaning of APOTROPAISM in English

/ap'euh treuh pay"iz euhm/ , n.

the use of magic and ritualistic ceremony to anticipate and prevent evil.

[ apotrópai ( on ) object that averts evil (see APOTROPAIC) + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .