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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having the power to prevent evil or bad luck; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

apotropaic \ap`o*tro*pa"ic\ ([a^]p`[-o]*tr[=o]*p[=a]"[i^]k), n.
   [Gr. 'apotro`paios averting evil.]
   Intended to protect from evil.
   [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

apotropaic
    adj 1: having the power to prevent evil or bad luck