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| a·nath·e·ma [ ə náthəmə ] (plural a·nath·e·mas) |
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1. object of loathing: somebody or something that is greatly disliked or detested and is therefore shunned
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2. religion somebody or something formally denounced: somebody or something cursed, denounced, or excommunicated by a religious authority
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3. general curse: a forceful curse or denunciation
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4. religion ecclesiastical curse: a curse from a religious authority that denounces something or excommunicates somebody
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| [Early 16th century. Via ecclesiastical Latin< Greek, "something devoted to evil" < anatithenai "set up"] |
