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evil eye| The power of injuring, bewitching, or even killing by a glance. The superstitious belief that certain people possess this power is still common in some parts of the world. Amulets are worn to protect against it. |
| Children and young people are supposed to be particularly susceptible and any unexpected calamity befalling a child may be accounted for by its having been ‘overlooked’. Animals are also regarded as susceptible. The glance of a person suffering from any physical quirk, such as a cast in the eye or a squint, is regarded as particularly dangerous. The power is supposed to be involuntary in many cases and not cultivated with evil intent. |
| The gesture of a clasped hand held out with index and little finger extended is supposed in Mediterranean cultures to avert the evil eye. |
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