Definition of Imprecated. Meaning of Imprecated. Synonyms of Imprecated

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Definition of Imprecated

Imprecated
Imprecate Im"pre*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprecated; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprecating.] [L. imprecatus, p. p. of imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray. See Pray.] 1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous. Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty empire. --Mickle. 2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at. In vain we blast the ministers of Fate, And the forlorn physicians imprecate. --Rochester.

Meaning of Imprecated from wikipedia

- A curse (also called an imprecation, malediction, execration, malison, anathema, or commination) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune...
- endure the labours of war and flight, poisoned himself with a yew, after imprecating curses upon Ambiorix. The Gaulish personal name Catu-uolcos ('war-falcon...
- the Book of Psalms of the Hebrew Bible (Hebrew: תנ"ך), are those that imprecateinvoke judgment, calamity or curses upon one's enemies or those perceived...
- ground, and the plain in its neighbourhood dedicated to Apollo, and curses imprecated upon any one who should till or dwell in it. Cirrha is said to have been...
- him, he knelt down in the orchard wherein he was taken, and solemnly imprecated vengeance upon the traitor and his posterity, which curses are said to...
- turning round with jealous eye, causes bewitchment with his mouth, or imprecates with 'words,' may the slag of Hiisi fill his eyes, the soot of Hiisi soil...
- Meanwhile, on top of the bridge, Lady Lightbug is trapped in a large jar and imprecates the heroes for her imprisonment. The end of the episode features a brief...
- blessings of the holy book and made liable to that vengeance which he has imprecated on his own head." Prior to 1985 amendments to N.C.G.S. § 11-2, the statutory...
- and fails to understand her husband's post. Meanwhile, Chenchu Ramayah imprecates to confiscate Krishna Murthy's factory. He attempts to subjugate Krishna...
- of such oaths had the effect of the witness renouncing the mercy and imprecates the vengeance of Heaven if he did not speak the truth. Such oath had the...