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*4 : a [[cause]] of great harm or misfortune : torment
*4 : a [[cause]] of great harm or misfortune : torment
*5 : menstruation —used with ''the''
*5 : menstruation —used with ''the''
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Cursing''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Cursing '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
A '''curse''' (also called ''execration'') is any [[expressed]] [[wish]] that some [[form]] of [[adversity]] or misfortune will befall or attach to some other [[entity]]—one or more [[persons]], a place, or an object. In particular, "curse" may refer to a wish that harm or hurt will be inflicted by any [[supernatural]] [[powers]], such as a spell, a [[prayer]], an imprecation, an execration, [[magic]], witchcraft, a [[god]], a [[natural]] [[force]], or a [[spirit]]. In many [[belief]] systems, the curse itself (or accompanying [[ritual]]) is considered to have some causative [[force]] in the result.
A '''curse''' (also called ''execration'') is any [[expressed]] [[wish]] that some [[form]] of [[adversity]] or misfortune will befall or attach to some other [[entity]]—one or more [[persons]], a place, or an object. In particular, "curse" may refer to a wish that harm or hurt will be inflicted by any [[supernatural]] [[powers]], such as a spell, a [[prayer]], an imprecation, an execration, [[magic]], witchcraft, a [[god]], a [[natural]] [[force]], or a [[spirit]]. In many [[belief]] systems, the curse itself (or accompanying [[ritual]]) is considered to have some causative [[force]] in the result.