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imprecation
(encz) | imprecation,kletba n: Zdeněk Brož |
Imprecation
(gcide) | Imprecation \Im`pre*ca"tion\, n. [L. imprecatio: cf. F.
impr['e]cation.]
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a
prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse.
[1913 Webster]
Men cowered like slaves before such horrid
imprecations. --Motley.
Syn: Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See
Malediction.
[1913 Webster] |
imprecation
(wn) | imprecation
n 1: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and
usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations
of the mob" [syn: imprecation, malediction]
2: a slanderous accusation |
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imprecation
(encz) | imprecation,kletba n: Zdeněk Brož |
imprecation
(wn) | imprecation
n 1: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and
usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations
of the mob" [syn: imprecation, malediction]
2: a slanderous accusation |
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