anathema
Meaning of anathema
noun
- something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
racial hatred was anathema to her
- a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine.
the Pope laid special emphasis on the second of these anathemas
early 16th century: from ecclesiastical Latin, ‘excommunicated person, excommunication’, from Greek anathema ‘thing dedicated’, (later) ‘thing devoted to evil, accursed thing’, from anatithenai ‘to set up’.
Information about anathema
- It is a name.
- The plural form of anathema is: anathemas.
- Languages in which anathema is used:
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Hyphenation of anathema
anath-ema
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- anathema is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
anathema synonyms
Meaning inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant:
Meaning arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred:
Meaning extremely unpleasant; repulsive:
Meaning extremely distasteful; unacceptable:
Meaning a substance that deters insects or other pests from approaching or settling:
Meaning an attacking military campaign:
Meaning a thing that causes disgust or loathing:
Meaning a feeling of revulsion; disgusted loathing:
Meaning a strong dislike or disinclination:
Meaning a thing, especially a building, which is very large and unsightly:
Meaning an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation:
Meaning profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force:
Meaning loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonourable action:
Meaning a cause of great distress or annoyance:
Meaning a cause of obsessive fear, anxiety, or irritation:
Meaning an outcast:
Meaning a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something:
Meaning an official or legal prohibition:
Meaning the action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church:
Meaning condemnation to eternal punishment in hell:
Meaning the action of forbidding something; banning:
Meaning public condemnation of someone or something:
Meaning a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil; a curse:
Meaning a spoken curse:
Translation of anathema
- Portuguese: anátema
- Italian: anatema, maledizione
- French: anathème, malédiction
- Spanish: anatema, maldición
Words that rhyme with anathema
Hema, Chema, cylindrenchema, hyperechema, hyporchema, schema, subschema, hyphema, trophema, antepirrhema, epirrhema, rhema, Shema, shema, Thema, anthema, dendranthema, enanthema, epithema, erythema, exanthema, pathema, photoerythema, synanthema, thema, ulerythema
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