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anathema

[ uh-nath-uh-muh ]

noun

plural anathemas.
  1. a person or thing detested or loathed:

    That subject is anathema to him.

  2. a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction.
  3. a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication.
  4. any imprecation of divine punishment.
  5. a curse; execration.


anathema

/ əˈæθəə /

noun

  1. a detested person or thing

    he is anathema to me

  2. a formal ecclesiastical curse of excommunication or a formal denunciation of a doctrine
  3. the person or thing so cursed
  4. a strong curse; imprecation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anathema1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin, from Greek: “a thing accursed, devoted to evil,” originally “devoted,” from Բ(پ)ٳé(Բ) “to set up” + -ma, noun suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anathema1

C16: via Church Latin from Greek: something accursed, dedicated (to evil), from anatithenai to dedicate, from ana- + tithenai to set
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It’s all anathema to Tujunga’s history and reputation as a clean air community.

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He added that at this point "any compromise with a conservative party that continues to embrace Yoon will likely be seen as anathema".

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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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That mentality is anathema to the incoming Trump administration, and Estrada acknowledged that politics in Washington are more “partisan” that ever.

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They are for ceding Ukraine to Russia, which would have been anathema to the Republican Party just a few years ago.

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