imprecation
n . 祈求,诅咒
祈求,诅咒
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 " [
synonym : {
imprecation }, {
malediction }]
2 :
a slanderous accusation Imprecation \
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n . [
L .
imprecatio :
cf .
F .
impr ['
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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 ]
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "
imprecation ":
adjuration ,
anathema ,
appeal ,
application ,
ban ,
beseechment ,
bid ,
blasphemy ,
call ,
clamor ,
commination ,
cry ,
curse ,
cursing ,
cussing ,
damnation ,
denunciation ,
entreaty ,
evil eye ,
excommunication ,
execration ,
fulmination ,
hex ,
imploration ,
imploring ,
invocation ,
invocatory plea ,
malediction ,
malison ,
malocchio ,
obsecration ,
obtestation ,
orison ,
petition ,
plea ,
prayer ,
profanity ,
proscription ,
rogation ,
suit ,
supplication ,
swearing ,
thundering ,
whammy
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