ANATHEMA
Dictionary entry overview: What does anathema mean? • ANATHEMA (noun)
The noun ANATHEMA has 2 senses:
1. a detested person
2. a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
Familiarity information: ANATHEMA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ANATHEMA (noun)
Meaning:
A detested person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
anathema; bete noire
Context example:
he is an anathema to me
Hypernyms ("anathema" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
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)
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