SOLEMN CURSE

SOLEMN CURSE
[N]
DETESTATIO (-ONIS) (F)

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  • curse — n Curse, imprecation, malediction, anathema are comparable when they denote a denunciation that conveys a wish or threat of evil. Curse (opposed to blessing)usually implies a call upon God or a supernatural power to visit punishment or disaster… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • curse — [kʉrs] n. [ME & Late OE n. curs, v. cursian: prob. < L cursus (see COURSE), used of the course of daily liturgical prayers and of the set of imprecations in the formal recital of offenses entailing excommunication; hence, consignment to an… …   English World dictionary

  • curse — 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 …   English dictionary for students

  • curse — n. & v. n. 1 a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict destruction or punishment on a person or thing. 2 the evil supposedly resulting from a curse. 3 a violent exclamation of anger; a profane oath. 4 a thing that… …   Useful english dictionary

  • curse — noun 1》 a solemn appeal to a supernatural power to inflict harm on someone or something.     ↘a cause of harm or misery. 2》 an offensive word or phrase used to express anger or annoyance. 3》 (the curse) informal menstruation. verb 1》 use a curse… …   English new terms dictionary

  • To curse by bell — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a|nath|e|ma — «uh NATH uh muh», noun, plural mas. 1. a person or thing that is utterly detested or condemned: »Because of its uncertainties, steeplechasing long has been anathema to the betting fraternity (Wall Street Journal). SYNONYM(S): taboo. 2. any person …   Useful english dictionary

  • ἐπαραί — ἐπαρά solemn curse fem nom/voc pl (ionic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • ἐπαρᾷ — ἐπαρά solemn curse fem dat sg (attic doric ionic aeolic) ἐπαράομαι imprecate curses upon pres subj mp 2nd sg ἐπαράομαι imprecate curses upon pres ind mp 2nd sg (epic) ἐπαράομαι imprecate curses upon pres subj mp 2nd sg ἐπαράομαι imprecate curses… …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • ἐπαράς — ἐπαρά̱ς , ἐπαρά solemn curse fem acc pl (ionic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

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