mălĕdictĭo — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

mălĕdictĭo, ōnis, f. maledico, an evil-speaking, reviling, abuse (very rare): maledictio nihil habet propositi praeter contumeliam, Cic. Cael. 3, 6; Arn. 4, 147. — Esp., the act of cursing, a curse, malediction (freq. in eccl. Lat.): alicui benedictionem et maledictionem proponere, Vulg. Deut. 30, 19: bonum pro maledictione, id. 2 Reg. 16, 12; id. Jer. 24, 9.

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mălĕdictĭo

Headword (normalized):

mălĕdictĭo

Headword (normalized/stripped):

maledictio

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IDX:

27718

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n27700

Key:

maledictio

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