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Definition of Imprecatory
1. a. Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation; invoking evil; as, the imprecatory psalms.
Definition of Imprecatory
1. Adjective. that imprecates ¹
2. Adjective. that invokes evil ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imprecatory
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Imprecatory
Literary usage of Imprecatory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"(2) It is imprecatory when it would cry a malediction upon the Supreme Being as when
... Similarly, imprecatory blasphemy is besides a violation of charity. ..."
2. The Doctrine of Sacred Scripture: A Critical, Historical, and Dogmatic by George Trumbull Ladd (1883)
"... ETHICS OF THE imprecatory PSALMS. estimate of the hero Samson and of his
transactions, as expressed Judg. xiii. 24, and the view taken of the rude and ..."
3. Ten Great Religions by James Freeman Clarke (1883)
"^imprecatory prayer in all religions. Improvement in the spirit and method of
... As prayer continues to ascend, the imprecatory element drops out of it. ..."
4. Prophecy and the Lord's Return: A Collection of Popular Articles and Addresses by James Martin Gray (1917)
"Only six months ago," said he (*. e., before the opening of the war with Germany), "
many were discussing the ' imprecatory ' or ' vindictive' Psalms and ..."
5. The Bible: Its Meaning and Supremacy by Frederic William Farrar (1897)
"There are certain Psalms known as the imprecatory Psalms, which are partly
explained away in a non-natural sense, and partly defended by elaborate systems ..."
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