execration
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sɪˈkreɪ noun
1.
the act of execrating.
2.
a curse or imprecation: The execrations of the prophet terrified the sinful multitude.
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| —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 | |
| exe'cration | |
| —n | |
| 'execrative | |
| —adj | |
| 'execratory | |
| —adj | |
| 'execratively | |
| —adv | |
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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).
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Example sentences
There are clearly certain things that cannot be said without the speaker bringing down waterfalls of execration.
They will consign the name of their author to the execration of posterity.
No great painter suffered as much from excesses of adulation and execration.
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