Dictionary![]() ![]() a•nath•e•maPronunciation: (u-nath'u-mu), [key] —n., —pl. -mas. 1. a person or thing detested or loathed: That subject is anathema to him. 2. a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction. 3. a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication. 4. any imprecation of divine punishment. 5. a curse; execration. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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