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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 or -tise
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[-tizing, -tized] or -tising, -tised to curse: he anathematized the world in general
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Verb1.anathematize - curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
deplore - express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"

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Is Archbishop Hutchison planning to anathematize all such wayward Anglicans publicly in Toronto's St.
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