execration
Syllables: ex·e·cra·tion/ɛksɪˈkɹeɪʃən/US/ɛksəˈkɹeɪʃən/
execration noun: an act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
Noun
execration (countable and uncountable, plural execrations)
- An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
- He inveighed againſt the Folly of making oneſelf liable for the Debts of others; vented many bitter Execrations againſt the Brother; and concluded with wiſhing ſomething could be done for the unfortunate Family.1749, Henry Fielding, chapter VIII, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume V, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book XIII, page 72
- [W]hile all mourned and honoured the dead, thou hast lived to merit our hate and execration—lived to unite thyself with the vile tyrant who murdered thy nearest and dearest— […]1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, chapter XIII, in Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page...
- That which is execrated; a detested thing.
- For thus ſaith the Lord of hoſts the God of Israel, As mine anger and my furie hath beene powred foorth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem: ſo ſhall my furie bee powred foorth upon you, when yee shall enter into Egypt: and ye ſhall be an execration, and an aſtoniſhment, and a curſe, and a reproch...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 42:18
execration meaning in Tamil
execration in Tamil
- வெறுத்தல், கூறப்பட்ட தெறுமொழி, வெறுக்கப்பட்ட பொருள்
Forms of execration
| plural | execrations |
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Origin of execration
From Latin execrātiō.
Words that rhyme with execration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about execration
- What does execration mean?
- Execration means an act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
- What is execration in Tamil?
- Execration in Tamil is வெறுத்தல், கூறப்பட்ட தெறுமொழி, வெறுக்கப்பட்ட பொருள். See Execration meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is execration?
- Execration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce execration?
- Execration is pronounced /ɛksɪˈkɹeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of execration?
- The plural of execration is execrations.
Words near execration in the dictionary
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