ap·o·tro·pa·ic (ap-uh-truh-pey-ik | ˌapətrəˈpā-ik)
Greek

adjective
supposedly having the power to avert evil influences or bad luck: apotropaic statues.

Statues more than 3 millennia old found in Palestine may have been used as apotropaic or protective charms.

Submitted by jdgentleman.

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