execration

[ ek-si-krey-shuh n ]
/ ˌɛk sɪˈkreɪ ʃən /

noun

the act of execrating.
a curse or imprecation: The execrations of the prophet terrified the sinful multitude.
the object execrated; a thing held in abomination.

Origin of execration

1350–1400; Middle English execracioun < Latin ex(s)ecrātiōn- (stem of ex(s)ecrātiō). See execrate, -ion

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