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anathematize

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a·nath·e·ma·tize  (-nth-m-tz)
tr.v. a·nath·e·ma·tized, a·nath·e·ma·tiz·ing, a·nath·e·ma·tiz·es
To proclaim an anathema on; curse.
[Late Latin anathematzre, from Greek anathematizein, from anathema, anathemat-, anathema; see anathema.]
a·nathe·ma·ti·zation (-t-zshn) n.
anathematize, anathematise [əˈnæθɪməˌtaɪz]
vb
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) to pronounce an anathema (upon a person, etc.); curse
anathematization , anathematisation n
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Verb1.anathematize - curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
accurse, anathematise, comminate, execrate, anathemise, anathemize
deplore - express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"
Translations
anathematize [əˈnæθɪmətaɪz] VT → anatematizar
anathematize
vt (Eccl) → mit dem Bann belegen
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The society was important enough to Goldwater that he didn't dare denounce it, as Buckley did--though Goldwater, like Buckley's colleagues William Rusher and Frank Meyer, may not have been eager to anathematize the group anyway.
Up, up, and away by McCarthy, Daniel / The American Conservative
Is Archbishop Hutchison planning to anathematize all such wayward Anglicans publicly in Toronto's St.
Strong words by Cooke, William / Anglican Journal
19) Conducted four times a year, on the first Sunday after Michael's Feast, "Mydlenton" Sunday, the feast of the Holy Trinity, and the Sunday after Candlemass, the practice anathematizes erring parishioners "til [thorn]hei come to amendmente" (61).
"Veniance, Lord, apon thaym fall": maternal mourning, divine justice, ... by Goodland, Katharine / Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England
 
 
 
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