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execration
[
ek-si-
krey
-sh
uh
n
]
Origin
ex·e·cra·tion
/
ˌɛk
sɪˈkreɪ
ʃən
/
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[
ek-si-
krey
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
1.
the act of
execrating
.
2.
a curse or imprecation:
The execrations of the prophet terrified the sinful multitude.
3.
the
object
execrated
;
a thing held in abomination.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
execracioun
<
Latin
ex
(
s
)
ecrātiōn-
(stem of
ex
(
s
)
ecrātiō
).
See
execrate
,
-ion
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World English Dictionary
execrate
(ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to loathe; detest; abhor
2.
(
tr
) to profess great abhorrence for; denounce; deplore
3.
to curse (a person or thing); damn
[C16: from Latin
exsecrārī
to curse, from
ex-
1
+
-secrārī
from
sacer
sacred
]
exe'cration
—
n
'execrative
—
adj
'execratory
—
adj
'execratively
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
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
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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