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anathemas

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noun

Say it like: Ana-the-mas

The correct spelling is anathemas. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.

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  1. 1.A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
  2. 2.(by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
  3. 3.An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
  4. 4.Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.

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