execration

[ ek-si-krey-shuh n ]

/ ˌɛk sɪˈkreɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of execrating.

a curse or imprecation: The execrations of the prophet terrified the sinful multitude.

the object execrated; a thing held in abomination.

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Origin of execration

1350–1400; Middle English execracioun < Latin ex(s)ecrātiōn- (stem of ex(s)ecrātiō). See execrate, -ion

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Examples from the Web for execration

A sinner before God, reprobate to His creatures, he has earned curse and execration till the very verge of Resurrection.
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
The execration of the deed was pre-eminently unanimous and hearty.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
And then he broke off with this execration: "Oh, this miserable world—this infernal pot where men are boiled!"
The Colossus|Opie Read
They listened with the calm of people for whom anathema, reprobation, malediction, and execration were their daily bread.
The Miracle Of The Great St. Nicolas|Anatole France

The scene is again, once more, one of smoke and carnage, and yells of execration and blood.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No.394, August, 1848|Various

Word Origin and History for execration

execration

late 14c., from Latin execrationem (nominative execratio), noun of action from past participle stem of execrari "to hate, curse," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + sacrare "to devote to holiness or to destruction, consecrate," from sacer "sacred" (see sacred).