Cursing — • In its popular acceptation cursing is often confounded, especially in the phrase cursing and swearing , with the use of profane and insulting language; in canon law it sometimes signifies the ban of excommunication pronounced by the Church… … Catholic encyclopedia
cursing — index blasphemy, profanity, revilement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cursing — profanity, swearing, *blasphemy Analogous words: *curse, imprecation, malediction, anathema: execration, objurgation (see corresponding verbs at EXECRATE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Cursing — Curse Curse (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cursed} (k?rst) or {Curst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cursing}.] [AS. cursian, corsian, perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross, all… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cursing — Invoking curses is a significant ability attributed to shamans in many cultures. It may either be thought of positively (as a means of protecting a shaman’s community, perhaps as a form of combat against enemies) or negatively (as a sanction… … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Cursing the fig tree — Byzantine icon of the cursing of the fig tree. Major events in Jesus life from the Gospels Nativity of Jesus Baptism Temptation Ministry Commissioning … Wikipedia
cursing — ➡ swear words * * * … Universalium
cursing — Synonyms and related words: Rabelaisian, abusive, bad language, billingsgate, blasphemous, blue language, calumniatory, calumnious, colorful language, comminatory, contumelious, cussing, damnatory, denunciatory, dirty, dirty language, dirty talk … Moby Thesaurus
cursing — kÉœËs n. swear word; evil proclamation, imprecation; misfortune v. swear; blaspheme; wish evil on someone or something … English contemporary dictionary
cursing — Malediction; imprecation; execration; profane words intended to convey hate and to invoke harm; swearing … Black's law dictionary