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anathema
[uh-nath-uh-muh]
noun
plural
anathemasa person or thing detested or loathed.
That subject is anathema to him.
a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction.
a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication.
any imprecation of divine punishment.
a curse; execration.
anathema
/ əˈæθəə /
noun
a detested person or thing
he is anathema to me
a formal ecclesiastical curse of excommunication or a formal denunciation of a doctrine
the person or thing so cursed
a strong curse; imprecation
Word History and Origins
Origin of anathema1
Word History and Origins
Origin of anathema1
Example Sentences
Hindering the administration’s deployment of troops, the attorneys argued, “would be constitutionally anathema. And it would be dangerous.”
Going three years without winning a tournament is anathema to a man who seemed poised for a long run as world number one.
It’s all anathema to Tujunga’s history and reputation as a clean air community.
He added that at this point "any compromise with a conservative party that continues to embrace Yoon will likely be seen as anathema".
From the start of this war, Putin has demanded the "demilitarisation" of Ukraine, which is anathema to Kyiv and its allies.
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