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Anathema
01
a formal church curse officially excluding a person from a religious community
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
anathemas
Examples
The heretic was declared anathema by the council.
02
something that is gravely hated and disapproved of
Examples
Lying was an anathema to her strict moral code.
