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| − | '''Anathema''', is from the Greek word '''άνάθεμα''' ''anathema'', from the Greek '''άνά''' ''ana'' up + ''' | + | '''Anathema''', is from the Greek word '''άνάθεμα''' ''anathema'', from Greek '''άνάτιθεναι''', from the Greek '''άνά''' ''ana'' up + '''τιθεναι''' ''tithenai'' to set, to place, dedicate (to evil); a thing or person greatly abhorred, detested, cursed as utterly rejected, condemned, '''damned'''. It has both [[Religion|religious]] and [[secular]] meanings. |
In religion an anathema is a curse pronounced by the authorized religious or ecclesiastical authority on anything or anyone that is found to be unacceptable, disapproved, rejected, or to be officially [[Excommunication|excommunicated]]. | In religion an anathema is a curse pronounced by the authorized religious or ecclesiastical authority on anything or anyone that is found to be unacceptable, disapproved, rejected, or to be officially [[Excommunication|excommunicated]]. | ||
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Anathema, is from the Greek word άνάθεμα anathema, from Greek άνάτιθεναι, from the Greek άνά ana up + τιθεναι tithenai to set, to place, dedicate (to evil); a thing or person greatly abhorred, detested, cursed as utterly rejected, condemned, damned. It has both religious and secular meanings.
In religion an anathema is a curse pronounced by the authorized religious or ecclesiastical authority on anything or anyone that is found to be unacceptable, disapproved, rejected, or to be officially excommunicated.
The term is found in the Christian New Testament in Galatians 1:8-9.