anathema

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Synonyms: anthema, anthem, apatheia, anthea, antheia, anathermy, enanthema, anathemas, anthems, anthemia, anthela

Antonyms: anthema, anthem, apatheia, anthea, antheia, anathermy, enanthema, anathemas, anthems, anthemia, anthela

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|ecclesiastical|historical}} A [[ban]] or [[curse]] [[pronounced]] with [[religious]] [[solemnity]] by [[ecclesiastical]] [[authority]], often [[accompanied]] by [[excommunication]]; something [[denounced]] as [[accursed]]. {{defdate|from early 17th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} Something which is [[vehemently]] [[dislike]]d by somebody.
3. {{lb|en|literary}} An [[imprecation]]; a curse; a [[malediction]].
4. {{lb|en|ecclesiastical}} Any person or thing [[anathematized]], or cursed by ecclesiastical authority to unending punishment. {{defdate|from 1520s}}

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