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English Dictionary: imprecation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
imprecation n the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob" Synonym(s): imprecation, malediction a slanderous accusation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Imprecation \Im`pre*ca"tion\, n. [L. imprecatio: cf. F. impr[82]cation.] The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse. Men cowered like slaves before such horrid imprecations. --Motley. Syn: Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See {Malediction}.