anathema

• Nom désignant une personne ou une chose qui inspire une forte aversion ou un profond dégoût, ou une malédiction ecclésiastique formelle entraînant l'excommunication.

A noun referring to a person or thing that is intensely disliked or loathed, or a formal ecclesiastical curse that results in excommunication.

1. Detested Person or ThingC1formal

   Someone or something that is intensely disliked or loathed.

   Personne ou chose détestée

   • The idea of cheating is anathema to her.
   • He became an anathema to the entire community after the scandal.
   • Violence is anathema to the principles of peace.

   Synonymesabominationaversionbanebete noirebugbearcursedisgustexecrationhatepariahscourge

   Antonymesbeloveddarlingfavorite

2. Formal Curse or ExcommunicationC2formal

   A formal ecclesiastical curse that results in excommunication from a religious community.

   Anathème (excommunication)

   • The church pronounced an anathema against the heretic.
   • In medieval times, an anathema was a severe punishment for dissenters.
   • The council issued an anathema against those who defied the doctrine.

   Synonymesbancondemnationcursedamnationdenunciationexcommunicationexecrationimprecationmaledictionproscription