How to curse someone in Latin?

1. What's the word for curse in Latin?
2. What is a Roman curse called?
3. Did the Romans swear?

What's the word for curse in Latin?

Borrowed from Late Latin anathema (“curse, person cursed, offering”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anáthema, “something dedicated, especially dedicated to eternal damnation”), from ἀνατίθημι (anatíthēmi, “I set upon, offer as a votive gift”), from ἀνά (aná, “upon”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place”).

What is a Roman curse called?

Aug 24, 2018. iStock / iStock. Curse tablets, known to researchers as defixiones, were a popular form of expression in the Roman Empire from the 5th century BCE to the 5th century CE.

Did the Romans swear?

Most Roman obscenities were hurled as insults, but like in Medieval Europe, they sometimes had a religious role, as well. The Gods, it seems, sometimes liked it when mere mortals cursed like sailors. Mohr writes: Obscenity made some religious rituals succeed, though, too.