maranatha
Americaninterjection
Etymology
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”
Example Sentences
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It was the anathema maranatha of his sovereign, and cast him out from association with all loyal subjects.
From Prince Eugene and His Times by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
Could he help her to become Anathema maranatha among her sister women?
From The Woman Who Did by Grant Allen
The principles of liberty were the scoff of every grinning courtier, and the anathema maranatha of every fawning dean.
From Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective by Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing) Stevenson
The words are properly to be divided, *maranatha* signifying "The Lord cometh."
From The Boy Captives by John Greenleaf Whittier
They are rich in anathema and maranatha of Brann's heartless and cruel detractors.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by William Cowper Brann
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