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