anathema
21Anathema — Das Anathema oder Anathem (griechisch; hellenistische und heutige Schreibung ανάθεμα, klassische Schreibung ἀνάθημα ‚das Gottgeweihte‘, ‚die Verfluchung‘) bezeichnet eine kirchenrechtliche Verurteilung und gilt als strengere Maßnahme, verglichen… …
22anathema — n. 1) to declare, pronounce an anathema on 2) to lift an anathema from 3) anathema to (his theories were anathema to his colleagues) * * * [ə næθɪmə] pronounce an anathema on to declare to lift an anathema from anathema to (his theories were… …
23Anathema — Anything laid up or suspended; hence anything laid up in a temple or set apart as sacred. In this sense the form of the word is anath(ee)ma, once in plural used in the Greek New Testament, in Luke 21:5, where it is rendered gifts. In the LXX.… …
24anathema — /euh nath euh meuh/, n., pl. anathemas. 1. a person or thing detested or loathed: That subject is anathema to him. 2. a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction. 3. a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication …
25anathema — a|nath|e|ma [ ə næθəmə ] noun singular or uncount FORMAL something that you strongly dislike or strongly disagree with: Conservatives have long regarded state intervention in the family as anathema. anathema to: The idea of working late was… …
26anathema — UK [əˈnæθəmə] / US noun [singular/uncountable] formal something that you strongly dislike or strongly disagree with Conservatives have long regarded state intervention in the family as anathema. anathema to: The idea of working late was complete… …
27anathema — noun Etymology: Late Latin anathemat , anathema, from Greek, thing devoted to evil, curse, from anatithenai to set up, dedicate, from ana + tithenai to place, set more at do Date: 1526 1. a. one that is cursed by ecclesiastical authority b …
28Anathema — Anạ|the|ma 〈n.; , the|ma|ta〉 Verfluchung, Kirchenbann; oV Anathem [zu grch. anatithenai „aufstellen, ausstellen“, eigtl. „der durch Bannfluch öffentl. Ausgestellte“] * * * Anạthema [griechisch] das, s/... themata, ursprünglich das… …
29anathema — a|nath|e|ma [əˈnæθımə] n [singular, U] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: Greek, thing given over to evil, curse , from anatithenai to set up, dedicate ] something that is completely the opposite of what you believe in anathema to ▪… …
30anathema — [[t]ənæ̱θəmə[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N to n If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it. Violence was anathema to them …
