About The Word Imprecation

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Imprecation to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Imprecation definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Imprecation

Imprecation Meaning & Definition
Imprecation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Imprecation: malediction

Related Terms | Find terms related to 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

See Also | accusal | accusation | condemnation | curse | execration

Imprecation In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Grantee ‐ a recipient…
  • Medically ‐ involving medical practice; "medically trained nurses"; "medically…
  • Unpresidential ‐ not presidential; "very unpresidential…
  • Genital personality ‐ (psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated…
  • Swedish mile ‐ a Swedish unit of length…
  • Sponsor ‐ someone who supports or champions something [n] an advocate who…
  • Hoot ‐ something of little value; "it is not worth a damn"; "not worth…
  • Lamenting ‐ vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression;…
  • Aquarium ‐ a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish…
  • Etiologic ‐ relating to the etiology of a disease; "etiological agent" [adj]…