anathema
a person or thing detested or loathed: That subject is anathema to him.
a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction.
a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication.
any imprecation of divine punishment.
a curse; execration.
Origin of anathema
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How to use anathema in a sentence
It’s a way to expand his repertoire without resorting to the types of inefficient attempts that were anathema to the way he played with the Rockets.
Authorities are working on the new codifications, which are partly aimed partly at curbing the sort of unpredictability that is anathema to business.
Saudi Activist Loujain al Hathloul is Out of Jail. But Justice Remains a Distant Hope | Joseph Hincks | February 11, 2021 | TimeFor investors who think in terms of fundamentals, what was happening with GameStop’s stock was a slap in the face — anathema to “the point” of the market.
The GameStop stock situation isn’t about populism. It’s about whether the market is ‘real.’ | Mikhail Klimentov | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostThe industry was complicated and highly regulated, both anathema to private equity.
Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn’t Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances | by Peter Elkind with Doris Burke | September 30, 2020 | ProPublicaWith few exceptions, strict schedules are anathema to the development of a healthy gaming group.
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After a few experiments I learned that I could skip those movies, and Tyler Perry was anathema in my book.
Prisoners Get Cultural Fix with 8-Tracks and Bootleg Cassettes | Daniel Genis | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmerican politics with its razzmatazz and movie stars were an anathema.
In his opinion, the “path to citizenship” for immigrants, which is anathema to many conservatives, is absolutely essential.
Cardinal O'Malley: Pope Francis Knows Immigrants Are the Future of the Church | Christopher Dickey | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe occasional yellow or red was acceptable, but the suggestion of a blue dress was met with distress, and brown was anathema.
Government regulations were not anathema to the market but requisite.
He breathed fierce and honest anathema on the heads of the bowelless fiends who had abandoned the babe to its doom.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeEvery word she breathed, every anathema she denounced, seemed urged by the quick revenge of Duke Wharton!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterShrieking inarticulate anathema, he rushed downstairs, the man in the green baize apron following at his heels.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeHe waited until he was old and cold to hurl anathema against the human passions.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe anathema of the good bishop is pitched in many keys and sounds, like the collected utterances of many throats.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian Sharman
British Dictionary definitions for anathema
/ (əˈnæθəmə) /
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
Origin of anathema
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