Curse
Definition of Curse
Pronunciation: k?rs | v. t. | 1. | To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. | | 2. | To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.| To curse by bell, book, and candle | | See under Bell. |
| | v. i. | 1. | To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with imprecations; to swear.Then began he to curse and to swear. - Matt. xxi. 74. | | n. | 1. | An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury; malediction. | | 2. | Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine condemnation. | | 3. | The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.| Not worth a curse | | See under Cress. |
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