execrated

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Execrated by some and praised by others, it has remained one of those dogmas which are accepted or rejected as a whole, without the intervention of rational logic.

From The Psychology of Revolution by Le Bon, Gustave

Execrated for ever be this wretched slavery—this disturbing force.

From The American Prejudice Against Color An Authentic Narrative, Showing How Easily The Nation Got Into An Uproar. by Allen, William G.

—Sir J. Suckling—Detraction Execrated "You positively leave us then to-day, Eugene?" said the Squire.

From Eugene Aram — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron

Execrated as she knew my lord to be, with myriad and lynx eyes watching for a cranny in his armour, why had she not foreseen that there would be traitors in the camp?

From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis