Execration
[ek-si-krey-shuh n] /ˌɛk sɪˈkreɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act of .
2.
a curse or imprecation:
The execrations of the prophet terrified the sinful multitude.
3.
the object ; a thing held in abomination.
n.
late 14c., from Latin execrationem (nominative execratio), 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).
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