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   a·nath·e·ma

   /əˈnaTHəmə/

   noun

   • 1. something or someone that one vehemently dislikes: "racial hatred was anathema to her" Similar abhorrenthatefulodiousrepugnantrepellentoffensiveabominationabhorrenceaversionmonstrosityoutrageevildisgracebanebugbearbête noirepariah
   • 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 cursebanexcommunicationdamnationproscriptiondebarmentdenunciationmaledictionexecrationimprecation
   • ▪ a strong curse: literary "the sergeant clutched the ruined communicator, muttering anathemas"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from ecclesiastical Latin, ‘excommunicated person, excommunication’, from Greek anathema ‘thing dedicated’, (later) ‘thing devoted to evil, accursed thing’, from anatithenai ‘to set up’.

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   uk / əˈnæθ.ə.mə / us / əˈnæθ.ə.mə / Add to word list. 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.

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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.