v. t.
n. [ L. execratio, exsecratio: cf. F. exécration. ]
Cease, gentle, queen, these execrations. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ye shall be an execration and . . . a curse. Jer. xlii. 18.
a. Cursing; imprecatory; vilifying. Carlyle. --
n. A word used for cursing; an imprecatory word or expression. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of the nature of execration; imprecatory; denunciatory. C. Kingsley. --