Noun(1) the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult),a slanderous accusation,blasphemy(2) the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)(3) a slanderous accusation(4) blasphemy
Noun(1) the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult),a slanderous accusation,blasphemy(2) the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)(3) a slanderous accusation(4) blasphemy
(1) It may reflect a limitation to Nehemiah's great strengths or it may reflect zeal for the glory of God, as similarly reflected in the imprecatory psalms and prayers in the Old and New Testaments.(2) The prisoners shouted imprecations against the government, proclaimed their innocence, and in some cases waved crutches and prosthetic limbs to show that they were not the dangerous guerrilla fighters they are alleged to be.(3) He is, at this moment, hunched over his unstolen cellphone in tears, begging, pleading, mumbling imprecations for me to call him and relieve his torment.(4) Howell was muttering threats and imprecations .(5) Screaming imprecations and struggling wildly, she had to be held down by several guards while I cut the splint off her arm.(6) Early on, many Christian interpreters resorted to non-literal and allegorical readings of the Old Testament, especially of such difficult passages as the imprecatory psalms.(7) The discussion of imprecatory psalms raises many skeptical questions.(8) Croft galloped past the cart, the farmer's imprecations following him down the road.
