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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Imprecation (0.00912 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Imprecation.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: imprecation
imprecation
n 1: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and
usually serves as an insult);
“he suffered the
imprecations of the mob” [syn:
malediction]
2: a slanderous accusation
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Imprecation
Imprecation
\Im`pre*ca"tion\, n. [L. imprecatio: cf. F.
impr['e]cation.]
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a
prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse.
[1913 Webster]
Men cowered like slaves before such horrid
imprecations. --Motley.
Syn: Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See
Malediction.
[1913 Webster]
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