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Cursing vs Imprecation - What's the difference?

cursing | imprecation | Related terms |

Cursing is a related term of imprecation.


As nouns the difference between cursing and imprecation

is that cursing is the act of one who curses while imprecation is imprecation (a curse).

As a verb cursing

is .

cursing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who curses.

    • imprecation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.
  • * 1893 , , Maggie, Girl of the Streets , ch. 10:
    • Her son turned to look at her as she reeled and swayed in the middle of the room, her fierce face convulsed with passion, her blotched arms raised high in imprecation . "May Gawd curse her forever," she shrieked.
  • A curse.
  • * 1839 , , Oliver Twist , ch. 3:
    • Mr. Gamfield growled a fierce imprecation on the donkey generally, but more particularly on his eyes; and, running after him, bestowed a blow on his head.

    Related terms

    * deprecation * imprecate * precation

    See also

    * Article on “imprecation” on Wordmall