cursing and swearing
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Cursing — • In its popular acceptation cursing is often confounded, especially in the phrase cursing and swearing , with the use of profane and insulting language; in canon law it sometimes signifies the ban of excommunication pronounced by the Church… … Catholic encyclopedia
List of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660 — This is a list of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England from 1642 to 1660, during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.As King Charles I of England would not assent to Bills from a Parliament at war with him, decrees of Parliament … Wikipedia
Profane Swearing Act 1694 — The Profane Swearing Act 1694 (6 7 Will. Mar., c.11) was an Act of the Parliament of England in effect from 24 June 1695 and repealed in 1746. It established a system of fines payable for suppressing prophane Cursing and Swearing .The preamble… … Wikipedia
effin' and blindin' — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n cursing and swearing … English dialects glossary
cursing — Synonyms and related words: Rabelaisian, abusive, bad language, billingsgate, blasphemous, blue language, calumniatory, calumnious, colorful language, comminatory, contumelious, cussing, damnatory, denunciatory, dirty, dirty language, dirty talk … Moby Thesaurus
swearing — Synonyms and related words: affidavit, affirmation, attestation, bad language, billingsgate, blue language, certification, colorful language, cursing, cussing, deposition, dirty language, dirty talk, dysphemism, evil speaking, execration, filth,… … Moby Thesaurus
swearing — noun Syn: bad language, strong language, cursing, blaspheming, obscenities, expletives, swear words; informal effing and blinding, four letter words … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
cursing — Malediction; imprecation; execration; profane words intended to convey hate and to invoke harm; swearing … Black's law dictionary
cursing — Malediction; imprecation; execration; profane words intended to convey hate and to invoke harm; swearing … Black's law dictionary
BLESSING AND CURSING — In the Bible these two antonyms have three meanings: (1) the invocation of good or evil; (2) good fortune or misfortune; and (3) the person or thing upon whom or which the fortune or misfortune falls. Thus the first meaning is best represented in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
