Associations to the word «Anathema»

Wiktionary

ANATHEMA, noun. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
ANATHEMA, noun. By extension, something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
ANATHEMA, noun. An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
ANATHEMA, noun. Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.

Dictionary definition

ANATHEMA, noun. A detested person; "he is an anathema to me".
ANATHEMA, noun. A formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication.

Wise words

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