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Meaning of anathema

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

anathema

Pronunciation:/əˈnæθəmə/

noun

Definitions

  1. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.

    Synonyms:bancurse

  2. (by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.

    Synonyms:bête noire

  3. An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.

  4. Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anathema

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