anathema
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/əˈnæθəmə/
English
Definitions
noun
- A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
- (by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
- An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
- Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.
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Synonyms
bancursebête noirebete noirecursedabominationmaranathaanathematizationanathemizationcomminationdenunciationcensuredamnationdamningforbiddancedenouncementabjurationcondemnation