imprecation
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scottobearimprecation \im-prih-KAY-shun\, noun:
1. The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone.
2. A curse.
Imprecation derives from Latin imprecatio, from imprecari, "to invoke harm upon, to pray against," from in- + precari, "to pray."
1. The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone.
2. A curse.
Imprecation derives from Latin imprecatio, from imprecari, "to invoke harm upon, to pray against," from in- + precari, "to pray."
