apotropaic
adjective religion, social science specialized uk/ˌæp.ə.trəˈpeɪ.ɪk/ us/ˌæp.ə.trəˈpeɪ.ɪk/
作避邪用的
believed to protect against evil or bad luck
The wall of the cave was covered in apotropaic marks. 山洞里的石墙上布满了辟邪用的符号。
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- The double-bladed axe was used throughout the Mycenaean world as an apotropaic symbol.
- Storytelling is one of our oldest apotropaic rituals; we hope to banish our fears by exposing them.
- It is often assumed that any representation of a serpent is apotropaic - that is, it is intended to ward off evil.
- The practice of calling on the moon goddess was exclusively carried out by women and had an apotropaic function.