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kirous — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anathema noun Something or someone intensely disliked or considered completely unacceptable.
  • bane noun A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
  • curse noun A spell or supernatural force believed to bring harm or bad luck.
  • hex verb To cast a spell on someone, especially a harmful or evil one; to bewitch.
  • jinx noun A curse or spell believed to bring bad luck.
  • spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.

Senses

kirous is used for these senses in English:

  • anathema (literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
  • bane (countable) A cause of misery or ruin.
  • deprecation (countable) An imprecation or curse.
  • hex An evil spell or curse.
  • spell A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]

anathema — full definition

  1. noun Something or someone intensely disliked or considered completely unacceptable.
  2. noun A formal curse or condemnation, especially one pronounced by a church.

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