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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Execration

· Ex·e·cra·tion · IPA /ɛksəˈkɹeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; imprecation; utter detestation expressed.
  1. 1.
    The act of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; imprecation; utter detestation expressed.
    “Cease, gentle, queen, these execrations.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    That which is execrated; a detested thing.
    “Ye shall be an execration and . . . a curse.” — Jer. xlii. 18.
Syn. See Malediction.