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Pronunciation / Transliteration: afastamento
"A cerimônia visava ao afastamento do mal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The formal act of averting, warding off, or deflecting evil, misfortune, or calamity.
"Ancient rituals often served as an averruncation of impending divine wrath." - 2
The elimination or pruning away of harmful elements or undesirable growths.
"The gardener approached the overgrowth with a sense of deliberate averruncation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb averruncare, meaning to ward off or avert, composed of ab- (away from) and verruncare (to turn or ward off). The term entered technical and literary English in the 17th century, primarily used in philosophical, theological, or specialized ritualistic contexts to describe the prevention of evil or misfortune.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Averruncation" is said worldwide
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détournement
Transliteration: detournement
"Le rituel servait au détournement du malheur."
Abwendung
Transliteration: Abwendung
"Die Zeremonie diente zur Abwendung des Unheils."
storno
Transliteration: storno
"Il rito mirava allo storno della sfortuna."
alejamiento
Transliteration: alejamiento
"El rito buscaba el alejamiento del mal."
afastamento
Transliteration: afastamento
"A cerimônia visava ao afastamento do mal."
निवारण
Transliteration: nivaran
"यह अनुष्ठान विपत्ति के निवारण के लिए था।"
驱除
Transliteration: qūchú
"古代仪式用于驱除灾祸。"
액땜
Transliteration: aekttaem
"그 의시는 재앙을 막기 위한 액땜이었다."
厄払い
Transliteration: yakubarai
"その儀式は災難の厄払いとして行われた。"
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