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      execration
      noun
      the object of cursing or detestation
      an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
      hate coupled with disgust
      Roots
      exex- · Latin · out, awaysacersecr- · Latin · sacred (here: to curse, un-hallow)atio-ation · Latin · act of
      Synonyms for execration
      cursenimprecationndetestationnodiumnabhorrencenabominationnloathingnmalisondamnationnrevilementn
      Words related to execration
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      Where does execration come from?

      The word execration breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: ex-, from Latin ex (“out, away”); secr, from Latin sacer (“sacred (here: to curse, un-hallow)”); and -ation, from Latin atio (“act of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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