execration
11EXÉCRATION — n. f. Sentiment d’horreur extrême qu’on a pour quelqu’un ou pour quelque chose. Cet homme m’est en exécration. Digne de l’exécration de tous les gens de bien, de l’exécration publique. Il est en exécration à tout le monde. Il se dit quelquefois… …
12execration — noun a) An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation. When some of those brave and honest though misguided men who had sate in judgment on their King were… …
13execration — execrate ► VERB 1) feel or express great loathing for. 2) archaic curse; swear. DERIVATIVES execration noun. ORIGIN Latin exsecrari curse …
14Execration Texts — Execration texts, also referred to as Proscription Lists, [I. E. S. Edwards, N. G. L. Hammond, C. J. Gadd, The Cambridge Ancient History , Cambridge University Press 1975, p.494] are ancient Egyptian hieratic texts, which contained the names of… …
15execration — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of cursing or denouncing; also the curse so uttered 2. an object of curses ; something detested …
16execration — /ek si kray sheuhn/, n. 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. [1350 1400; ME execracioun < L ex(s)ecration (s. of… …
17execration — Synonyms and related words: Anglophobia, Russophobia, abhorrence, abomination, abuse, anathema, anti Semitism, antipathy, assailing, assault, attack, aversion, ban, berating, bigotry, bitter words, blackening, blasphemy, commination, contumely,… …
18execration — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Loathing] Syn. detestation, abhorrence, abomination; see hatred 1 . 2. [A denunciation] Syn. malediction, anathema, condemnation; see curse 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A denunciation invoking a wish or threat of… …
19execration — ex·e·cra·tion || ‚eksɪ kreɪʃn n. hatred, loathing; curse …
20execration — n. 1. Curse, malediction, ban, anathema, imprecation of evil. 2. Detestation, abhorrence, abomination, horror, loathing. 3. Thing detested, abominated, or abhorred, curse, horror …
