malediction
Origin of malediction
1Other words for malediction
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Other words from malediction
- mal·e·dic·tive, mal·e·dic·to·ry [mal-i-dik-tuh-ree], /ˌmæl ɪˈdɪk tə ri/, adjective
- un·mal·e·dic·tive, adjective
- un·mal·e·dic·to·ry, adjective
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How to use malediction in a sentence
All things that are of the earth, shall return into the earth: so the ungodly shall from malediction to destruction.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAnd he said to me: I will shew thee what things are to come to pass in the end of the malediction: for the time hath its end.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAnd she stretched out her broom in an attitude of malediction towards the spot where Pritchard had disappeared.
The Animal Story Book | VariousAt the most he would fling out some cryptic hint, bestow some malediction upon life in general.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairAs Stapylton lay back in his carriage, he could not help muttering a malediction on the "dear friend" he had just parted with.
Barrington | Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for malediction
/ (ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃən) /
the utterance of a curse against someone or something
slanderous accusation or comment
Origin of malediction
1Derived forms of malediction
- maledictive or maledictory, adjective
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