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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.
- English (US)
something that is strongly disliked or disapproved of:...
- Znaczenie Anathema, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
ANATHEMA definicja: 1. something that is strongly disliked...
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ANATHEMA translate: 令人讨厌的事物. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Traditional
ANATHEMA translate: 令人討厭的事物. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Anathema in Spanish
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The Septuagint uses the Greek word ἀνάθεμα (anathema), meaning something offered to a divinity, to render the Hebrew word חרם . The word appears in verses such as Leviticus 27:28 to refer to things that are offered to God and so banned for common (non-religious) use.
The meaning of ANATHEMA is someone or something intensely disliked or loathed —usually used as a predicate nominative. How to use anathema in a sentence. Word History of Anathema.
anathema. / əˈnæθəmə / noun. a detested person or thing. he is anathema to me. a formal ecclesiastical curse of excommunication or a formal denunciation of a doctrine. the person or thing so cursed. a strong curse; imprecation.
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.
1. a thing or person accursed or damned. 2. a thing or person greatly detested. 3. a. a solemn ecclesiastical condemnation of a teaching judged to be gravely opposed to accepted church doctrine, or of the originators or supporters of such a teaching. b.
Anathema, (from Greek anatithenai: “to set up,” or “to dedicate”), in the Old Testament, a creature or object set apart for sacrificial offering. Its return to profane use was strictly banned, and such objects, destined for destruction, thus became effectively accursed as well as consecrated.
