Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
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.
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).