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]