Would the line 'my imprecation lies(...)' be considered proper English?

[Necroprog]

Would the line "my imprecation lies(...)" be considered proper English?

It's not a line of my own, mind you - I don't think it looks quite right - but I would like to know whether or not "imprecation" can be used like that.

I hope one of you can help. And if this kind of question is inappropriate for these forums, I apologize.

[Jamie (K)]

I think it's pretty safe to say that most native English speakers don't even know the word imprecation.

Since an imprecation is not a person, it's hard to imagine that it could lie, although we do say that books and movies lie.

[Necroprog]

Hey, thanks for your answer, Jamie. I appreciate it. (:

Haha, yes, I'd say the same goes for the majority of non-native speakers - the person who I got the line from had clearly paid a visit or two to dictionary.com during his writing process.

According to the aforementioned site, "imprecation" is defined as:
1. the act of imprecating; cursing
2. a curse; malediction, so I'm thinking he means his lies have qualities similar to those of curses, if that makes any sense. If that's what he's aiming for, would "imprecating" be a more acceptable word, or would completely scrapping it in favour of another word be the best way to go about it?

Again, thanks.