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imprecations

imprecations is the plural of imprecation.

Meaning of imprecation

Noun

imprecation (countable and uncountable, plural imprecations)

  1. The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.
    • Hear then this dreadful imprecation; hear it: / 'Tis lay'd on all; not any one exempt: […]1679, [John] Dryden, [Nathaniel] Lee, Oedipus: A Tragedy. […], London: […] R. Bentley and M. Magnes […], →OCLC, Act I, page 15
  2. A curse.
    • Mr. Gamfield growled a fierce imprecation on the donkey generally, but more particularly on his eyes; and, running after him, bestowed a blow on his head.1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], chapter III, in Oliver Twist; […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC

Questions about imprecations

What is imprecations the plural of?
Imprecations is the plural of imprecation.

Words near imprecations in the dictionary

  1. imprecateth
  2. imprecating
  3. imprecatingly
  4. imprecation
  5. imprecational
  6. imprecations
  7. imprecative
  8. imprecatives
  9. imprecator
  10. imprecatorily
  11. imprecators

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