Imprecation vs Denunciation - What's the difference?
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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:
A curse.
* 1839 , , Oliver Twist , ch. 3:
Proclamation; announcement; a publishing.
The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning; arraignment.
That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil; public menace or accusation; arraignment.
Imprecation is a related term of denunciation.
As nouns the difference between imprecation and denunciation
is that imprecation is imprecation (a curse) while denunciation is proclamation; announcement; a publishing.imprecation
English
Noun
(en noun)- 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.
- 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.
See also
*Article on “imprecation” on Wordmall