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execration (n.)

late 14c., "cursing, act of laying under a curse," from Latin execrationem (nominative execratio) "malediction, curse," noun of action from past-participle stem of execrari "to hate, curse," from ex "out" (see ex-) + sacrare "to devote to holiness or to destruction, consecrate," from sacer "sacred" (see sacred). From 1560s as "an uttered curse."

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Definitions of execration from WordNet

execration (n.)
hate coupled with disgust;
execration (n.)
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group;
Synonyms: condemnation / curse
execration (n.)
the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated;
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