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to pronounce a curse upon

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  • curse — I n. 1) to pronounce, put a curse on, upon smb. 2) to utter a curse 3) to lift a curse 4) under a curse II v. (D; tr.) to curse for (she cursed him for his clumsiness) * * * [kɜːs] put a curse on upon smb. to lift a curse to pronounce …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Curse of Kehama — The Curse of Kehama is an 1810 epic poem composed by Robert Southey. The origins of the poem can be traced to Southey s school boy days when he would suffer insomnia along with his memories of a dark and mysterious schoolmate that later formed… …   Wikipedia

  • curse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. execrate, damn, swear, denounce; blaspheme. n. malediction, imprecation, execration, anathema; bane, plague. See evil, adversity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Malediction] Syn. oath, imprecation, blasphemy …   English dictionary for students

  • accursed — (adj.) also accurst, early 13c., acursede lying under a curse, pp. adjective from obsolete verb acursen pronounce a curse upon, excommunicate (late 12c.), from a intensive prefix + cursein (see CURSE (Cf. curse) (v.)). The extra c is 15c.,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • accursed — [ə kʉrst′ə kʉr′sid, əkʉrst′] adj. [ME acursed, pp. of acursen, pronounce a curse upon, excommunicate < a , intens. + cursien: see CURSE] 1. under a curse; ill fated 2. deserving to be cursed; damnable; abominable: Also accurst [ə kʉrst′]… …   English World dictionary

  • Peor — is either *The name of a mountain peak (Num. 23:28) to which Balak led Balaam as a last effort to induce him to pronounce a curse upon Israel. The tribes of Israel are described as being visible from the peak, but nethertheless, Balaam refused to …   Wikipedia

  • Peor —    Opening.    1) A mountain peak (Num. 23:28) to which Balak led Balaam as a last effort to induce him to pronounce a curse upon Israel. When he looked on the tribes encamped in the acacia groves below him, he could not refrain from giving… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • devote — verb 1》 (devote something to) give time or resources to (a person or activity). 2》 archaic invoke or pronounce a curse upon. Origin C16 (in the sense dedicate formally, consecrate ): from L. devot , devovere, from de formally + vovere to vow …   English new terms dictionary

  • Death Eater — Death Eaters Harry Potter association Lord Voldemort (centre) with Bellatrix Lestrange (left), Lucius Malfoy (right) and several masked Death Eaters (back) in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix …   Wikipedia

  • ban — ban1 bannable, adj. /ban/, v., banned, banning, n. v.t. 1. to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons; The dictator banned all newspapers and books that criticized his regime. 2. Archaic. a. to pronounce an ecclesiastical… …   Universalium

  • ban — I [[t]bæn[/t]] v. banned, ban•ning, n. 1) to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict: to ban nuclear weapons[/ex] 2) archaic a) rel to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon b) to curse; execrate 3) law the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction 4)… …   From formal English to slang

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