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anathema

/@/'n/&//T//@/m/@/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. a detested person

    noun.person

    Examples
    He is an anathema to me.
    Synonyms bete noire

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication

    noun.communication

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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