anathema

  • 41anathema —    This Greek word (meaning something condemned or something accursed ) refers to an official statement by the Roman Catholic Church rejecting a specific teaching as not in accordance with Christian tradition. An anathema, particularly if the… …

    Glossary of theological terms

  • 42anathema — [16] Originally in Greek anáthēma was a ‘votive offering’ (it was a derivative of the compound verb anatithénai ‘set up, dedicate’, formed from the prefix ana ‘up’ and the verb tithénai ‘place’, source of English theme and related to English do) …

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  • 43Anathema Maranatha — Anathema A*nath e*ma, n.; pl. {Anathemas}. [L. anath[e^]ma, fr. Gr. ? anything devoted, esp. to evil, a curse; also L. anath[=e]ma, fr. Gr. ? a votive offering; all fr. ? to set up as a votive gift, dedicate; ? up + ? to set. See {Thesis}.] 1. A… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • 45ANATHEMA sim — Iudaeis et antiquis Christianis, sollennis in iureiurando formula; h. e. a Synagoga et Ecclesia exclusus sim: Cuiusmodi anathema sibi imprecari, καταναθεματίζειν, dixêre. Apud Matthaeum c. 26. v. 74. de Petro Dominun abiurante, τότε ἤρξατο… …

    Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • 46anathema maranatha — /ma rə naˈtha/ (Aramaic māranāthā, come, Lord) words happening to occur together in Bible, 1 Corinthians 16.22, wrongly understood as an intensified curse • • • Main Entry: ↑anathema …

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  • 47Anathema sit —   Die lateinische Form der von Paulus in zwei Briefen (Galater 1, 8 und 1. Korinther 16, 22) gebrauchten Worte »der sei verflucht« ist besonders als Formel für die Exkommunikation aus der katholischen Kirche bekannt geworden. Heute werden die… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 48Anathema (band) — Infobox musical artist | Name = Anathema Img capt = Anathema Live at Festimad 2007, 8 June 2007 Img size = 250 Landscape = yes Background = group or band Origin = Liverpool, England Years active = 1990–present Label = Peaceville, Music For… …

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  • 49Anathema — A solemn ban or curse pronounced upon a person or thing; a sentence of excommunication* …

    Dictionary of church terms

  • 50anathema — Synonyms and related words: abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, arraignment, aversion, ban, bete noire, blame, blasphemy, bugbear, castigation, censure, commination, condemnation, curse, damnation, decrial, denouncement, denunciation, detestation …

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