Prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday.

Roget 908: malediction, malison^†, curse, imprecation, denunciation, execration, anathema, ban, proscription, excommunication, commination^†, thunders of the Vatican, fulmination, maranatha^†; aspersion, disparagement, vilification, vituperation.    abuse; foul language, bad language, strong language, unparliamentary language; billingsgate, sauce, evil speaking; cursing etc. v.; profane swearing, oath; foul invective, ribaldry, rude reproach, scurrility.    threat etc. 909; more bark than bite; invective etc. (disapprobation) 932.    ... show more

Roget 909: threat, menace; defiance etc. 715; abuse, minacity^†, intimidation; denunciation; fulmination; commination etc. (curse) 908^†; gathering clouds etc. (warning) 668.    ... show more

Dutch: boeteviering

A threat of divine punishment or vengeance.