imprecation
pronunciation
How to pronounce imprecation in British English:
UK [ˌɪmprɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce imprecation in American English:
US [ˌɪmprɪˈkeʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
- a slanderous accusation
Word Origin
- imprecation
- imprecation: see pray
- imprecation (n.)
- mid-15c., "a curse, cursing," from Latin imprecationem (nominative imprecatio), from past participle stem of imprecari "invoke, pray, call down upon," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, within" (see in- (2)) + precari "to pray, ask, beg, request" (see pray). "Current limited sense is characteristic of human nature." [Weekley]
Example
- 1. Imprecation you , help them more again some .
- 2. After analyzing the concepts of rule by law and subject , the paper discovers that the true nature of two concepts are consistent . Those all regard freedom as the highest imprecation and the eternity target .
- 3. The prince was changed into a beast by a witch , and he can 't break the imprecation unless he learn to love others and be loved before the rose withere away .