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Apotropaic

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:57 am
by Brazilian dude
apotropaic
a. averting or combating evil. apotropaism, n. such magical practice.
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dict ... 01311.html

Brazilian dude

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:57 pm
by Grogie
Another wonderful word BD. Thanks so much.

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 4:50 pm
by Apoclima
[From Greek apotropaios, from apotrepein, to ward off : apo-, apo- + trepein, to turn.]

apotropaic

Apo

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:08 pm
by Brazilian dude
Does that apo in your name make you standoffish?

Brazilian dude

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:14 pm
by Apoclima
It means "seperate climate". Not often standoffish.

Apoclima

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:09 pm
by M. Henri Day
Separate but equal ?...

Henri

Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:01 pm
by Apoclima
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".

Apo

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:10 pm
by M. Henri Day
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....

Henri