What does imprecation mean?
Definitions for imprecation
ˌɪm prɪˈkeɪ ʃənim·pre·ca·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
imprecation, maledictionnoun
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
"he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
imprecationnoun
a slanderous accusation
Wiktionary
imprecationnoun
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.
imprecationnoun
A curse.
Etymology: From imprecatio, from imprecor, from in- + precor.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Imprecationnoun
Curse; prayer by which any evil is wished.
Etymology: imprecatio, Lat. imprecation, Fr. from imprecate.
My mother shall the horrid furies raise
With imprecations. George Chapman, Odyssey.Sir John Hotham, uncursed by any language or imprecation of mine, not long after paid his own and his eldest son's heads. Charles I .
With imprecations thus he fill'd the air,
And angry Neptune heard th' unrighteous pray'r. Alexander Pope.
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imprecation
Imprecation is a spoken curse or an act of wishing harm or evil upon someone or something. It could also refer to an expression of great dislike or strong protest against something.
Webster Dictionary
Imprecationnoun
the act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of imprecation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of imprecation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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