Definitions for anathema

anathema a·nath·e·ma

Spelling: [uh-nath-uh-muh]
IPA: /əˈnæθ ə mə/

Anathema is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 180 anagrams from letters in anathema (aaaehmnt).

Definitions for anathema

noun

  1. a person or thing detested or loathed:
  2. a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction.
  3. a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication.
  4. any imprecation of divine punishment.
  5. a curse; execration.

Origin of anathema

1520-30; Latin Greek: a thing accursed, devoted to evil, orig. devoted, equivalent to ana(ti)thé(nai) to set up + -ma noun suffix

Examples for anathema

In his opinion, the “path to citizenship” for immigrants, which is anathema to many conservatives, is absolutely essential.

Government regulations were not anathema to the market but requisite.

There should be launched upon him the anathema of an outraged people.

The occasional yellow or red was acceptable, but the suggestion of a blue dress was met with distress, and brown was anathema.

Then he flung a hand out at Rotherby in a gesture of repudiation, of anathema.

He devotes also to anathema all the nations of the land of Canaan.

God commands Moses to devote to anathema the Canaanites of the kingdom of Arad.

You will do the anathema--rueful rather than enraged--from the tent opening.

American politics with its razzmatazz and movie stars were an anathema.

After a few experiments I learned that I could skip those movies, and Tyler Perry was anathema in my book.

Word Value for anathema
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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