apotropaic

• The "Eumenides" means the kindly ones, the euphemistic, apotropaic name for the Furies, who appear onstage in the play. —  The Nation: Top Stories
• And among the apotropaic customs of the Celts - their attempts to ward off the forces of death - included costumes and jack-o'-lanterns, and much that we would recognize in the modern holiday. —  Yale Daily News - Latest Issue
• This is plausible; Chinese statuettes often have apotropaic inscriptions, and this may have been the Chinese word —  LXer Linux News
• But the term "apotropaic" is generally used of expulsive ceremonies in which a whole community takes part. —  Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV
• Examples of human apotropaic vehicles occur in the ancient civilized world. —  Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV

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