Noah Webster
Apotropy
AP'OTROPY, noun [Gr. to turn.]
In ancient poetry, a verse or hymn composed for averting the wrath of incensed deities. The deities invoked were called apotropeans.
AP'OTROPY, noun [Gr. to turn.]
In ancient poetry, a verse or hymn composed for averting the wrath of incensed deities. The deities invoked were called apotropeans.