Hypertext Webster Gateway: "imprecation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Men cowered like slaves before such horrid
imprecations. --Motley.
Syn: Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See
{Malediction}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
imprecation
n 1: calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves
as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
[syn: {malediction}]
2: a slanderous accusation
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