Utter+curses
21curse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. execrate, damn, swear, denounce; blaspheme. n. malediction, imprecation, execration, anathema; bane, plague. See evil, adversity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Malediction] Syn. oath, imprecation, blasphemy …
22curse — curser, n. /kerrs/, n., v., cursed or curst, cursing. n. 1. the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc. 2. a formula or charm intended to cause such misfortune to another. 3. the act of reciting such a …
23Balaam — A prophet [[➝ prophets]] from Transjordan, retained by Balak to utter threats against the enemies of Moab. Although the legend of Num. 23–4 shows Balaam as obedient to the word of the Lord, elsewhere he was responsible for causing Israel to sin… …
24imprecate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Latin imprecatus, past participle of imprecari, from in + precari to pray more at pray Date: 1613 transitive verb to invoke evil on ; curse intransitive verb to utter curses …
25ban — I. verb (banned; banning) Etymology: Middle English bannen to summon, curse, from Old English bannan to summon; akin to Old High German bannan to command, Latin fari to speak, Greek phanai to say, phōnē sound, voice Date: 12th century transitive… …
26execrate — execrator, n. /ek si krayt /, v., execrated, execrating. v.t. 1. to detest utterly; abhor; abominate. 2. to curse; imprecate evil upon; damn; denounce: He execrated all who opposed him. v.i. 3. to utter curses. [1555 65; < L ex(s)ecratus (ptp. of …
27curse — I. v. a. 1. Execrate, anathematize, denounce, invoke or imprecate evil upon, imprecate, maledict. 2. Blast, blight, doom, destroy, bring a curse upon. 3. Injure, vex, harass, torment, torture, scourge, plague, afflict, annoy. II. v. n. Utter… …
28curse — [[t]kɜrs[/t]] n. v. cursed, curs•ing 1) the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall someone 2) a formula or charm intended to cause such misfortune to another 3) the act of reciting such a formula 4) a profane or obscene… …
29execrate — ex•e•crate [[t]ˈɛk sɪˌkreɪt[/t]] v. crat•ed, crat•ing 1) to detest utterly; abhor; abominate 2) to curse; imprecate evil upon; denounce 3) to utter curses • Etymology: 1555–65; < L ex(s) ecrātus, ptp. of ex(s) ecrārī to curse ex′e•cra tive… …
30imprecate — im•pre•cate [[t]ˈɪm prɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to call down evil on 2) to utter curses • Etymology: 1605–15; < L imprecātus, ptp. of imprecārī to invoke, pray to or for = im I+precārī to pray …
