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- Dictionaryanathema/əˈnaθɪmə/
noun
- 1. something or someone that one vehemently dislikes: "racial hatred was anathema to her" Similar
- 2. 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" Similar
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something that is strongly disliked or disapproved of: Credit controls are anathema to the government. For older employees, the new system is an anathema. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of dislike and hatred. abhorrence. abomination. animosity. animus. anti-Catholicism. distaste for someone/something. distastefully. enmity.
Jun 1, 2011 · The meaning of ANATHEMA is someone or something intensely disliked or loathed —usually used as a predicate nominative. How to use anathema in a sentence. Word History of Anathema
The word anathema has two main meanings. One is to describe that something or someone is being hated or avoided. The other refers to a formal excommunication by a church. These meanings come from the New Testament, where an Anathema was a person or thing cursed or condemned by God.
something that is strongly disliked or disapproved of: Credit controls are anathema to the government. For older employees, the new system is an anathema. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of dislike and hatred. abhorrence. abomination. animosity. animus. anti-Catholicism. distaste for someone/something. distastefully. enmity.
Anathema definition: a person or thing detested or loathed. See examples of ANATHEMA used in a sentence.
a thing or person accursed or damned. 2. a thing or person greatly detested. 3. a. a solemn ecclesiastical condemnation of a teaching judged to be gravely opposed to accepted church doctrine, or of the originators or supporters of such a teaching.
Something that one absolutely and positively cannot stand is anathema. Garlic is anathema to vampires (ditto for stakes and daylight). So is kryptonite to Superman or a silver bullet to a werewolf.
Definition of anathema noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Late Latin anathema (“curse, person cursed, offering”), from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anathema, “something dedicated, especially dedicated to evil”), from ἀνατίθημι (anatithēmi, “I set upon, offer as a votive gift”), from ἀνά (ana, “upon”) + τίθημι (tithēmi, “I put, place”).
Jun 2, 2024 · anathema (plural anathemas or anathemata) (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.] Synonyms: ban, curse.
