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  • noun Plural form of execration.

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Examples

  • Lucien went to her, entreating her pardon, calling execrations upon his family, his sister, and

    Two Poets 2007

  • Lucien went to her, entreating her pardon, calling execrations upon his family, his sister, and

    Two Poets 2007

  • Lucien went to her, entreating her pardon, calling execrations upon his family, his sister, and David.

    Two Poets Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • Lucien went to her, entreating her pardon, calling execrations upon his family, his sister, and David.

    Lost Illusions Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • Malthus, transformed into a monster, deserves the 'execrations' noticed by Chalmers.

    The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill Leslie Stephen 1868

  • Should the war now linger, he added, “the responsibility will fall more heavily upon the head of Senator Davis than upon any other man, and he will deserve the execrations of the country.”

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • Should the war now linger, he added, “the responsibility will fall more heavily upon the head of Senator Davis than upon any other man, and he will deserve the execrations of the country.”

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • From her were execrations that I dared even entered this place, even though there were other men there. since then, I have never seen another unisex restroom, and if I ever see one I will avoid it like the plague.

    Tuesday, Feb. 16 – The Bleat. 2010

  • The bitch replied to the insinuations with a rustle of petticoats and some choice execrations of her own.

    A Corridor in the Asylum 2010

  • And with what execrations should the statesman be loaded who, permitting one half the citizens thus to trample on the rights of the other, transforms those into despots and these into enemies, destroys the morals of the one part and the amor patriae of the other.

    Obama On Clinton's Attacks: "Shame On Her" 2009

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