EXECRATION


Meaning of EXECRATION in English

ˌeksəˈkrāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin execration-, exsecration-, execratio, exsecratio, from execratus, exsecratus + -ion-, -io -ion

1. : the act of cursing or denouncing

execration , if followed by submission, is devoid of motive power — B.N.Cardozo

also : the curse so uttered

excommunicated with all the somber maledictions, execrations, and anathemas — L.K.Anspacher

the execrations of the mob

2. : an object of curses : a detested thing

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