accurse definition
also accurst, early 13c., acursede lying under a curse, past participle adjective from obsolete verb acursen pronounce a curse upon, excommunicate (late 12c.), from a- intensive prefix + cursein (see curse (v.)). The extra -c- is 15c., mistaken Latinism. Weakened sense of worthy of a curse is from 1590s. TRENDING NOW. 1  nonnuclear 'Not nuclear'. 2  armada 'A fleet of warships'. 3  volunteer 'Someone who does something without being forced to do it'. 4  operationalize Bannon was removed from the National Security Council.  filibuster 'An effort to prevent action in a legislature'. From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary. 1  прокълнат, проклетBulgarian. 2  শাপগ্রস্ত, অভিশপ্তBengali. 3  επικατάρατος, καταραμένος, επάρατοςGreek. 4  malbenitaEsperanto. kirottu, mokomaFinnish.  maudit, détestable, 1  satanéeFrench. אָרוּרHebrew. accurse (third-person singular simple present accurses, present participle accursing, simple past accursed, past participle accursed or accurst) To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize. And the city shall be accursed - Joshua 6:17. Thro' you, my life will be accurst. Numerology. 1  Chaldean Numerology. The numerical value of accursed in Chaldean Numerology is: 9. 2  Pythagorean Numerology. The numerical value of accursed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2. There is a sub-theme in The accursed of medical history and its bizarre fads and ministrations. The Devil and Woodrow Wilson: An Interview With Joyce Carol Oates Jane Ciabattari March 18, 2013. Her new novel, The accursed, is the fifth in her series of Gothic novels that began in 1980 with Bellefleur. Elwell, Walter A. Entry for 'Accursed'. Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. . 1997. In the Book of Jos (Joshua 6:17,18; 7:1,11,12,13,15) and 1 Chronicles 2:7 accursed (or accursed thing or thing accursed) is the King James Version rendering of the Hebrew word, cherem. : to consign to destruction, misery, or evil by a curse : anathematize —now used chiefly as past participle looked upon her as a thing accursed — Charles Kingsley. Definitions for accursedəˈkɜr sɪd, əˈkɜrst; əˈkɜrst. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word accursed. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: accursed, accurst, maledict(adj) under a curse. Join MWU now and get access to America’s largest dictionary, with: 1  300,000 words that aren't in our free dictionary. 2  Expanded definitions, etymologies, and usage notes. 3  Advanced search features.  Ad free!
To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.