imprecation+of+evil

  • 41The curse of Scotland — Curse Curse, n. [AS. curs. See {Curse}, v. t.] 1. An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction. [1913 Webster] Lady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Evil… …

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  • 42whammy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., slang, hex, spell, curse. See imprecation, sorcery. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. Sl. jinx, evil eye, curse, spell, hex. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. An object or power that one uses to… …

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  • 43cursed — curs·ed || kÉœrsɪd / kɜːsɪd adj. damned, under a curse; evil, wretched kɜːs n. swear word; evil proclamation, imprecation; misfortune v. swear; blaspheme; wish evil on someone or something …

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  • 44Deprecation — Dep re*ca tion (d[e^]p r[ e]*k[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [L. deprecatio; cf. F. d[ e]pr[ e]cation.] 1. The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented. [archaic] [1913 Webster] Humble deprecation. Milton.… …

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  • 45deprecation — noun /ˌdɛpɹɪˈkeɪʃən/ a) The act of deprecating. b) A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation. See Also: imprecation, precation …

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  • 46curse — kɜːs n. swear word; evil proclamation, imprecation; misfortune v. swear; blaspheme; wish evil on someone or something …

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  • 47curses — kɜːs n. swear word; evil proclamation, imprecation; misfortune v. swear; blaspheme; wish evil on someone or something …

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  • 48cursing — kɜːs n. swear word; evil proclamation, imprecation; misfortune v. swear; blaspheme; wish evil on someone or something …

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  • 49curse — [n1] hateful, swearing remark anathema, ban, bane, blaspheming, blasphemy, commination, cursing, cussing*, cuss word*, damning, denunciation, dirty name*, dirty word*, double whammy*, execration, expletive, four letter word*, fulmination,… …

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  • 50anathemise — verb 1. wish harm upon; invoke evil upon The bad witch cursed the child • Syn: ↑curse, ↑beshrew, ↑damn, ↑bedamn, ↑anathemize, ↑imprecate, ↑maledict …

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