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Apotropaic in a sentence

Apotropaic meaning

Intended to ward off evil.

Synonyms of Apotropaic

lucky

Related words

Other words often associated with Apotropaic or its synonyms:

fortunate prosperous golden hot favourable unlucky propitious favorable serendipitous

Using Apotropaic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Intended to ward off evil.
  • Useful related words include: lucky.

Context around Apotropaic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 13.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

possibly 1×

Often after:

situation 1× specifically 1× meaning 1×

Sentence patterns with Apotropaic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

have an apotropaic situation where 1× these were apotropaic meaning they 1× was possibly apotropaic specifically it 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

religion was possibly 1× these were apotropaic 1×

Common sentence endings:

involved sympathetic magic 1× to end it 1× ward off evil 1×

Words around Apotropaic

Just before it in the word index:

apotheosis 13 apothem 4 apotheker 3 apotheka 3 apothecary 41 apothecarium 4

Just after it in the word index:

app 7.958 appa 23 appadurai 2 appaiah 2 appala 2 appalachain 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Apotropaic

  • In this selection, "apotropaic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 13.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, possibly, situation, specifically and meaning stand out and add context to how "apotropaic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include have an apotropaic situation where and these were apotropaic meaning they. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "apotropaic" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with apotropaic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Religion was possibly apotropaic; specifically, it may have involved sympathetic magic. (11 words)

These were apotropaic meaning they were intended to ward off evil. (11 words)

Here we have an apotropaic situation, where a god originally bringing the plague was invoked to end it. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Here we have an apotropaic situation, where a god originally bringing the plague was invoked to end it. (18 words)

Religion was possibly apotropaic; specifically, it may have involved sympathetic magic. (11 words)

These were apotropaic meaning they were intended to ward off evil. (11 words)

Example sentences (3)

Here we have an apotropaic situation, where a god originally bringing the plague was invoked to end it.

Religion was possibly apotropaic; specifically, it may have involved sympathetic magic.

These were apotropaic meaning they were intended to ward off evil.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "apotropaic" in a sentence?
An example: "Here we have an apotropaic situation, where a god originally bringing the plague was invoked to end it." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "apotropaic" from authentic English texts.
What does "apotropaic" mean?
Apotropaic means: Intended to ward off evil.
What are synonyms of "apotropaic"?
Common synonyms of "apotropaic" include: lucky.
How many example sentences with "apotropaic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "apotropaic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.