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# execration

noun

«execration» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

It means a person or place that becomes a curse-word. People say "may you be like that" as a warning.

**Interpretation.** The prophets warn that the people could become a byword of cursing if they broke the covenant. The tradition sees the exile as the covenant curses coming true.

### Meaning

A curse, or something hated and spoken of with horror. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/execration/#m1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «execration» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/execration/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«execration» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/execration.html) on Mova free.