maranatha

[ mar-uh-nath-uh ]

/ ˌmær əˈnæθ ə /

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interjection

O Lord, come: used as an invocation in 1 Corinthians 16:22.

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Origin of maranatha

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Late Latin Marana tha, from Greek marána thá, from Aramaic māranā thā, of uncertain meaning, traditionally translated “O Lord, come!” or, if the Aramaic phrase is māran ăthā, “Our Lord has come”

Words nearby maranatha

marae, maraging steel, marais, Marais des Cygnes, Marajó, maranatha, Maranhão, Marañón, maranta, marari, Maraş

How to use maranatha in a sentence

The principles of liberty were the scoff of every grinning courtier, and the Anathema Maranatha of every fawning dean.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
He never heard the midnight cry of Maranatha, but longed to be gathered to his fathers.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews|Thomas Charles Edwards
The man who proposed such a thing in Adelaide would be anathema maranatha.
Town Life in Australia|R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
You are the ever-blessed thing to me; but I will make you the ever-abhorred thing, anathema maranatha.
Little Novels of Italy|Maurice Henry Hewlett

The smallest lad in the house knows the meaning of all those words except the last two, Anathema Maranatha.
New Tabernacle Sermons|Thomas De Witt Talmage