Definitions for: Imprecation

[n] the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
[n] a slanderous accusation

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Men cowered like slaves before such horrid
imprecations. --Motley.

Syn: Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See
Malediction.

Synonyms: malediction

See Also: accusal, accusation, condemnation, curse, execration

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