It is no coincidence that the Russian language is considered one of the richest languages in the world. With it, you can describe almost everything in the world. Some words lose their relevance in modern life, at present they can only be found in old films and on pages of books. There are words shrouded in a halo of mystery, from which something sublime emanates. An example is the beautiful verb "curse."
About the meanings of the word
The word comes from the ancient Slavic kleti (condemn, curse). In the Old Russian language appeared in the second half of the XIII century as a derivative of the word "sworn".
There are several close meanings of the word “curse”, the meaning of which is more or less connected with higher powers.
- Impose the strictest ban, which can not be violated under any pretext, even under pain of a curse or heavenly punishment.
- Swear, swear, take a vow to yourself. It can be said on emotions, in the face of danger.
- In its main meaning, the word “spell” is the perfect form of the verb “conjure”. It means to subordinate someone to your will, resorting to the help of witchcraft, magic, conspiracy, magical powers or secret knowledge. You can conjure, for example, evil forces or the forces of nature, spirits and snakes. In this case, to swear a snake means to perform actions that create the illusion of its submission.
Synonyms for the word "curse"
In modern speech, the meaning of the word "curse" is usually expressed by synonyms. The following are used: to cast a spell, cast a spell, bewitch, speak, subjugate, cast a spell, swear, take an oath, conquer.
Friend or foe?
In modern speech, the meaning of the word "curse" is usually expressed in his participle.
Most often, the term "sworn" is used in the expression "sworn enemy", which literally means "the enemy whom they swore to fight to the end." This is an implacable, eternal enemy, which is fought "not for life, but for death," no matter what. An interesting fact is that the destruction of a sworn enemy can gradually turn into the main life goal, and a victory or a sudden departure of the enemy from the battle arena makes life meaningless. It is no coincidence that they say that there is one step from hatred to love.
Sometimes you can hear an expression that has the opposite meaning: "sworn friends." Such friendship is caused by external circumstances or pursues a common goal and lasts only during the urgency of the cause of its occurrence. So you can call insincere friends who are forced to smile at each other, secretly experiencing mutual hatred or envy. In other words, this is the case when two would be enemies, if not for the circumstances.
Now you understand what it means to curse.