to anathemize
- verb
- /əˈnæθəˌmaɪz/
- Formal
:
anatematizar
- During the ceremony, the group was formally anathemized by the authorities for their actions.
Examples
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The council decided to anathemize the heretical teachings that had spread through the region.
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Many religious leaders would anathemize practices they believe are contrary to scripture.
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The priest decided to anathemize the corrupt politician.
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They anathemised the book for promoting false ideologies.
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During the ceremony, the group was formally anathemized by the authorities for their actions.
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The council decided to anathemize the heretical teachings that had spread through the region.
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Many religious leaders would anathemize practices they believe are contrary to scripture.
Synonyms
298
4.0
To strongly criticize someone or something publicly
244
4.8
To wish harm on someone using magic
207
7.6
To wish bad things to happen to someone by calling on a magic power
115
6.8
Publicly criticize someone or something strongly
15
9.9
To say that someone will have bad luck or be punished
1
9.9
To wish bad things to happen to someone
1
9.9
To officially say that something is evil and must be rejected
1
9.9
To strongly hate and say someone or something is very bad
To threaten someone with God's punishment or say they are cursed
To wish harm or bad luck on someone
To wish bad things to happen to someone, often by saying a curse
To wish harm or a curse on someone
Antonyms
How Condemning
- Formal
- Formal
115
6.8
46
4.8
701
3.3
94
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word anathemize comes from the Greek word anathēma, which first meant 'a thing set apart' and later came to mean 'a curse'. So to anathemize someone is to formally call them cursed or to condemn them.