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   anathema

   /əˈnaθɪmə/

   noun

   • 1. something or someone that one vehemently dislikes: "racial hatred was anathema to her" Similar abhorrenthatefulodiousrepugnantrepellentoffensiveabominationabhorrenceaversionmonstrosityoutrageevildisgracebanebugbearbête noirepariah
   • 2. a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine: "the Pope laid special emphasis on the second of these anathemas" Similar cursebanexcommunicationdamnationproscriptiondebarmentdenunciationmaledictionexecrationimprecation
   • ▪ a strong curse: literary "the sergeant clutched the ruined communicator, muttering anathemas"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from ecclesiastical Latin, ‘excommunicated person, excommunication’, from Greek anathema ‘thing dedicated’, (later) ‘thing devoted to evil, accursed thing’, from anatithenai ‘to set up’.

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   What does anathema mean?

   • In Latin, it could refer to both an excommunication and the person who has been excommunicated. In the early Church, anathema was used interchangeably with excommunication and to refer to unrepentant heretics. It then came to mean the severest form of excommunication in official church writings.

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   What is a Catholic anathema?

   • Originally the term anathema comes from the Catholic practice of denouncing a particular individual or idea that was antithetical to the Catholic Church. If done to a person, it excommunicated them, meaning they could no longer partake in the church's sacraments (with presumably pretty poor consequences for the soul.)

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   What does anátema mean?

   • anátema… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ANATHEMA definition: 1. something that is strongly disliked or disapproved of: 2. something that is strongly disliked…. Learn more.

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   Anathema definition: a person or thing detested or loathed. See examples of ANATHEMA used in a sentence.

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   anathema: 1 n a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication Type of: condemnation , curse , execration an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group n a detested person “he is an anathema to me” Synonyms: bete noire Type of: disagreeable person , unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or ...

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    Anathema is a noun that means a strongly disliked or hated person or thing, or a formal ecclesiastical curse. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, collocations, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.