Apotropaion

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Something that wards off evil; an amulet or magic charm.

    "Walking in nature, we see, identify, name, recognize. This recognition is our apotropaion, that is, our warding off of fear."

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"Walking in nature, we see, identify, name, recognize. This recognition is our apotropaion, that is, our warding off of fear."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποτρόπαιον (apotrópaion).

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