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Definition of Deprecation
1. Noun. A prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster.
2. Noun. The act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself).
Generic synonyms: Disparagement, Dispraise
Derivative terms: Denigrate, Deprecate, Deprecate
Definition of Deprecation
1. n. The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation.
Definition of Deprecation
1. Noun. The act of deprecating. ¹
2. Noun. A praying against evil; prayer that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of disapprobation. ¹
3. Noun. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning. ¹
4. Noun. An imprecation or curse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deprecation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deprecation
Literary usage of Deprecation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Pattern of Catechistical Doctrine: And Other Minor Works of Lancelot by Lancelot Andrewes (1846)
"deprecation must be,—as James v. 13, " is any among you afflicted ? let him
pray;"—in time of affliction, or fear of evil; ..."
2. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1921)
"frugality and deprecation How does it sound—this German eloquence applied to our
own poets? If, as is certain, this is not over-praise, why should it not be ..."
3. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1910)
"deprecation From a Manuscript Low I listen in my grave, For a silence soon to
be, When—a slow receding wave— Hushed is Memory. Now the falling of a tear, ..."
4. The Conquest of Canada by George Warburton (1849)
"... torments are his portion.1 The Indians generally believe in the existence of
a Spirit of Evil, and occasionally pray to him in deprecation of his wrath. ..."
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