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Definitions for accursed
əˈkɜr sɪd, əˈkɜrst; əˈkɜrstac·cursed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. accursed, accurst, maledictadjective

    under a curse

Wiktionary

  1. accursedadjective

    Hateful; detestable.

  2. accursedadjective

    Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.

  3. Etymology: * First attested in the early 13th century.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Accursedpart. adj.

    ’Tis the most certain sign the world’s accurst,
    That the best things corrupted are and worst. John Denham, Poems.

    Some holy angel
    Fly to the court of England, and unfold
    His message ere he come; that a swift blessing
    May soon return to this our suffering country,
    Under a hand accurs’d! William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    The chief part of the misery of wicked men, and those accursed spirits, the devils, is this, that they are of a disposition contrary to God. John Tillotson, Sermon iv.

    They, like the seed from which they sprung, accurst,
    Against the gods immortal hatred nurst. John Dryden, Ovid.

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  1. accursed

    Accursed refers to being under a curse or strong condemnation; doomed or ill-fated due to a curse or evil spell. This term is often used to describe something or someone that is detested or intensely disliked. It is also used to express strong annoyance or exasperation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Accursed

    alt. of Accurst

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of accursed in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of accursed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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