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What does evil eye mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word evil eye? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A wicked look that is believed by many cultures to be able to cause injury or bad luck due to envy or dislike.
  2. A curse.
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Many Tamils also worship village deities, and believe in such popular superstitions as spirits and the evil eye.
The superstitious belief in the evil eye is ancient and widespread, though certainly not universal.
This paper examines Bedouin attitudes and practices relating to the evil eye as a cause of misfortune.
In ancient Rome the performance of Fescennine songs at a wedding was said to avert the evil eye.
It is believed that the evil eye can be counteracted by many different protective and curative measures.
I guessed he must be getting his fair share of the evil eye too, if the bewildered expression he threw her was anything to go by.

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