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Rareanathema
The correct spelling is anathema.
How to pronounce anathema
/əˈnæθəmə/
nounIPA: /əˈnæθəmə/
Say it like: Ana-the-ma
The correct spelling is anathema. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
- 2.(by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
- 3.An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
- 4.Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.
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