LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

exsecrātiō

exsecrātiō f (genitive exsecrātiōnis)
Classical[ɛks.sɛˈkraː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[eks.seˈkrat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. execration, malediction, curse, hex
  2. oath
  3. abomination (cursed thing)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexsecrātiō
execrātiō		exsecrātiōnēs
execrātiōnēs
genitiveexsecrātiōnis
execrātiōnis		exsecrātiōnum
execrātiōnum
dativeexsecrātiōnī
execrātiōnī		exsecrātiōnibus
execrātiōnibus
accusativeexsecrātiōnem
execrātiōnem		exsecrātiōnēs
execrātiōnēs
ablativeexsecrātiōne
execrātiōne		exsecrātiōnibus
execrātiōnibus
vocativeexsecrātiō
execrātiō		exsecrātiōnēs
execrātiōnēs

exsē^crātĭo (execr-), ōnis, f. id..
I. Execration, malediction, curse: Thyestea ista exsecratio est: ut tu naufragio expulsus, etc., Cic. Pis. 19, 43: exierunt malis omnibus atque exsecrationibus, id. Sest. 33, 71; Vell. 2, 22; Tac. H. 3, 25; Plin. H. N. 19 praef. § 6; Suet. Claud. 12; Vulg. Psa. 58, 13 al.—
II. Transf.
A. A solemn oath with an imprecation (if broken): aliquem exsecratione devincire, Cic. Sest. 7, 15: ubi fides? ubi exsecrationes? ubi dextrae complexusque? Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 40, § 104; id. Off. 3, 13, 55; Sall. C. 22, 2; Liv. 26, 25, 12; Tac. H. 4, 15; Vulg. 2 Par. 15, 15 al.—
B. An abomination, a thing to be execrated, Vulg. Levit. 18, 27.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exsecrātiō From exsecror + -tiō.

Descendants
  • Englishexecration
  • Frenchexécration
  • Italianesecrazione

In English words that came into English from exsecrātiō

  • execrationexecrātiō

Quick answers

What does exsecrātiō mean in Latin?
exsecrātiō, a noun, means “execration, malediction, curse, hex; oath; abomination (cursed thing)”.
What is the genitive of exsecrātiō?
The genitive singular is exsecrātiōnis. exsecrātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce exsecrātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɛks.sɛˈkraː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eks.seˈkrat.t͡si.o].