Anathema
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈnæθəmə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anathema is a noun meaning (by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
Meaning
(by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
More Meanings
- (literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
- (ecclesiastical) Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority to unending punishment.
- (ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
Example Sentences
I trembled at his ringing wealth Of manifold anathemas […]
If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
That was a curse from which no flight was possible: the anathema of a man who had once known holiness.
Even three years ago, the thought of spending two hours, let alone a whole day, without my mobile would have been anathema.
Word Forms
- anathemas
- anathemata
Synonyms for anathema
Depending on context, synonyms include ban, curse, antipathy, bugbear.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cursed, curse, abomination, anathematization, anathemization, commination.
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