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1.
the act of execrating.
2.
a curse or imprecation: The execrations of the prophet terrified the sinful multitude.
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execration
late 14c., from L. execrationem, noun of action from execrari "to hate, curse," from ex- "out" + sacrare "to devote to holiness or to destruction, consecrate," from sacer "sacred" (see sacred).
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