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'''Anathema''', is from the Greek word '''άνάθεμα''' ''anathema'', from Greek '''άνάτιθεναι''' ''anatithenai'', 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. | '''Anathema''', is from the Greek word '''άνάθεμα''' ''anathema'', from Greek '''άνάτιθεναι''' ''anatithenai'', 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 | + | In religion an anathema is a curse pronounced by an authorized religious or ecclesiastical authority on anything or anyone that is found to be unacceptable, disapproved, rejected, or to be officially [[Excommunication|excommunicated]]. |
The term is found in the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[New Testament]] in Galatians 1:8-9. | The term is found in the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[New Testament]] in Galatians 1:8-9. | ||
Revision as of 12:38, August 29, 2018
Anathema, is from the Greek word άνάθεμα anathema, from Greek άνάτιθεναι anatithenai, 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 an 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.