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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The man who proposed such a thing in Adelaide would be anathema maranatha.
From Town Life in Australia by Twopeny, Richard Ernest Nowell
Thus, by his night's heroic endeavor, Guilford Duncan had succeeded not only in making an enemy of Captain Kennedy, but in making himself anathema maranatha in the Hallam office besides.
From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by Eggleston, George Cary
It has so passed into common use, *maranatha* being taken as intensifying the curse contained in *anathema*.
From The Boy Captives by Whittier, John Greenleaf
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 Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
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 Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing)
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