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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; originally "a thing devoted," literally "a thing set up (to the gods)". Originally an anathema was simply a votive offering. With the spread of Christianity, it came to mean "anything dedicated (to evil)"; thus, a thing or person greatly abhorred, detested, cursed ("accursed") as utterly unacceptable, 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; originally "a thing devoted," literally "a thing set up (to the gods)". Originally an anathema was simply a votive offering. With the spread of Christianity, it came to mean "anything dedicated (to evil)"; thus, a thing or person greatly abhorred, detested, cursed ("accursed") as utterly unacceptable, rejected, condemned, '''damned'''. It has both [[Religion|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 | + | 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 is officially [[Excommunication|excommunicated]]. |
The term '''άνάθεμα''' is found in the Greek text of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[New Testament]], usually translated as "cursed":<br> [https://www.biblehub.com/interlinear/romans/9-3.htm Romans 9:3]; [https://www.biblehub.com/interlinear/1_corinthians/12-3.htm 1 Corinthians 12:3]; [https://www.biblehub.com/interlinear/1_corinthians/16-22.htm 16:22]; and [https://www.biblehub.com/interlinear/galatians/1-8.htm Galatians 1:8] and [https://www.biblehub.com/interlinear/galatians/1-8.htm 1:9]. | The term '''άνάθεμα''' is found in the Greek text of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[New Testament]], usually translated as "cursed":<br> [https://www.biblehub.com/interlinear/romans/9-3.htm Romans 9:3]; [https://www.biblehub.com/interlinear/1_corinthians/12-3.htm 1 Corinthians 12:3]; [https://www.biblehub.com/interlinear/1_corinthians/16-22.htm 16:22]; and [https://www.biblehub.com/interlinear/galatians/1-8.htm Galatians 1:8] and [https://www.biblehub.com/interlinear/galatians/1-8.htm 1:9]. | ||
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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; originally "a thing devoted," literally "a thing set up (to the gods)". Originally an anathema was simply a votive offering. With the spread of Christianity, it came to mean "anything dedicated (to evil)"; thus, a thing or person greatly abhorred, detested, cursed ("accursed") as utterly unacceptable, 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 is officially excommunicated.
The term άνάθεμα is found in the Greek text of the Christian New Testament, usually translated as "cursed":
Romans 9:3; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 16:22; and Galatians 1:8 and 1:9.