Benison and Execration

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Benison noun - A prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor.

Usage example: during the harbor festival the parish priest offered a benison for the local fishermen

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Execration is an antonym for benison in closing prayer topic.

Execration noun - A prayer that harm will come to someone.

Usage example: upon discovering that someone had stolen his golf bag, he let loose a volley of execrations

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Benison is an antonym for execration.

Nearby Words: execrable, execrated, execrating

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