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ANATHEMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("anathema" is a kind of...):
condemnation; curse; execration (an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group)
Derivation:
anathematize (curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A detested person
Example:
he is an anathema to me
Synonyms:
anathema; bete noire
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("anathema" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
