execration

American  

[ek-si-krey-shuhn] / ˌɛk sɪˈkreɪ ʃən /

noun

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.

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Etymology

Origin of execration

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

Example Sentences

And if they are remembered at all, it will be with execration and contempt.

From Washington Post

To howls of execration from the world’s media, his insistence has torpedoed efforts to update the treaty.

From The Guardian

“So long as there are Americans, his memory will be cherished with execration and loathing.”

From Salon

Shuler describes the tradition of the public execution sermon and the last words of the condemned, usually contrite and repentant but sometimes not, as some yelled execrations or protested their innocence.

From Washington Post

Even more telling is the all-purpose execration, common among Shiites at least, “Kharab Saddam!”

From New York Times