Apotropaic

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Apotropaic

Postby Brazilian dude » Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:57 am

apotropaic
a. averting or combating evil. apotropaism, n. such magical practice.
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dict ... 01311.html

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Postby Grogie » Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:57 pm

Another wonderful word BD. Thanks so much.

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Postby Apoclima » Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:50 pm

[From Greek apotropaios, from apotrepein, to ward off : apo-, apo- + trepein, to turn.]

apotropaic

Apo
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Postby Brazilian dude » Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:08 pm

Does that apo in your name make you standoffish?

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Postby Apoclima » Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:14 pm

It means "seperate climate". Not often standoffish.

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Postby M. Henri Day » Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:09 pm

Separate but equal ?...

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曾记否,到中流击水,浪遏飞舟?

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Postby Apoclima » Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:01 pm

As I have explained before, "seperate climate" as in a greenhouse or another somewhat protected or sheltered area, although one should contrast this with a house or building that might be "climate controlled".

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Postby M. Henri Day » Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:10 pm

Our problem - one of our common problems - seems to be that we have turned up the thermostat on our little greenhouse, with consequences that may be dire....

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