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anathema
I. an·a·the·ma \ˌanəˈthēmə, əˈnathəmə\ noun
(plural anathemas \-məz\ ; or anathem·a·ta \ˌanəˈtheməd.ə, -ēm-\)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek anathēma, literally, anything set up, from anatithenai
: a thing consecrated to divine use : a votive offering
II. anath·e·ma \əˈnathəmə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, anything devoted, anything devoted to evil, curse, from anatithenai to set up, dedicate, from ana- + tithenai to place, set — more at do
1.
a. : a ban or curse solemnly pronounced by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication
< the third letter to Nestorius … contained the anathemas — R.M.French >
b. : the denunciation of anything as accursed
< continued openly … to flaunt their beauties in spite of the anathemas from the pulpits — P.I.Wellman >
c. : a vigorous denunciation : imprecation, curse
< the direst critical anathemas — James Hinton >
2.
a. : one that is cursed by ecclesiastical authority
< the encyclical … declared the society anathema — C.W.Ferguson >
b. : one that is intensely disliked or loathed
< he was anathema to the moderates — S.H.Adams >
< changing a law is anathema to many people — S.L.Payne > |