Associations to the word «Anathema»

Wiktionary

ANATHEMA, noun. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
ANATHEMA, noun. By extension, something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
ANATHEMA, noun. An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
ANATHEMA, noun. Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.

Dictionary definition

ANATHEMA, noun. A detested person; "he is an anathema to me".
ANATHEMA, noun. A formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication.

Wise words

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
Napoleon Hill