Blessing and Execration
Opposite meaning words
Blessing
Blessing noun - A prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor.
Usage example: that rabbi always ends the service with a short blessing
Execration is an antonym for blessing.
Execration
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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