Ex`e*cra"tion (?), n. [L.
execratio, exsecratio: cf. F.
exécration.] 1. The act of
cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; imprecation;
utter detestation expressed.
Cease, gentle, queen, these
execrations.
Shak.
2. That which is execrated; a detested
thing.
Ye shall be an execration and . . . a
curse.
Jer. xlii. 18.
Syn. -- See Malediction.