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Definition anathema

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin anathema (�curse, person cursed, offering�), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ??????? (an�thema, �something dedicated, especially dedicated to evil�), from ????????? (anat�th?mi, �I set upon, offer as a votive gift�), from ??? (an�, �upon�) + ?????? (t�th?mi, �I put, place�). The Ancient Greek term was influenced by Hebrew ???‎ (herem), leading to the sense of "accursed," especially in Ecclesiastical writers.

Noun

anathema (plural anathemas or anathemata)

1. (ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]
2. (by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
3. (literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
4. (ecclesiastical) Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority. [from 1520s]

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