ANATHEMA: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ANATHEMA?

Need another word that means the same as “anathema”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “anathema” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Anathema” are: bete noire, repellent, offensive, curse, ban, excommunication, damnation, proscription, debarment, denunciation, malediction, execration, imprecation

Anathema as a Noun

Definitions of "Anathema" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “anathema” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine.
• A strong curse.
• Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
• A detested person.
• A formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication.

Synonyms of "Anathema" as a noun (13 Words)

ban	100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova. A proposed ban on cigarette advertising.
bete noire	A detested person.
curse	A solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something. Impatience is the curse of our day and age.
damnation	The state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell. Sins that risk eternal damnation.
debarment	The act of prevention by legal means. They achieved his debarment from holding public office.
denunciation	The action of informing against someone. A denunciation of the bombing.
excommunication	The state of being excommunicated. He appealed against the papal sentence of excommunication.
execration	The object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated.
imprecation	A spoken curse. He suffered the imprecations of the mob.
malediction	A magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil; a curse. He muttered maledictions to himself as he trod the stone passages.
offensive	The action of attacking an enemy. The need to launch an offensive against crime.
proscription	A decree that prohibits something. He plays a the priest whose moral proscriptions lead only to catastrophe.
repellent	A chemical substance that repels animals. Treat brick with a silicone water repellent.

Usage Examples of "Anathema" as a noun

• The sergeant clutched the ruined communicator, muttering anathemas.
• He is an anathema to me.
• Racial hatred was anathema to her.
• The Pope laid special emphasis on the second of these anathemas.

Associations of "Anathema" (30 Words)

abhor	Regard with disgust and hatred. He abhorred sexism in every form.
abhorrence	Hate coupled with disgust. The thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence.
abominate	Detest; loathe. They abominated the very idea of monarchy.
abomination	Hate coupled with disgust. A Calvinist abomination of indulgence.
anathematize	Curse; condemn. He anathematized them as bloody scroungers.
aversion	A feeling of intense dislike. They made plain their aversion to the use of force.
condemn	Sentence (someone) to a particular punishment, especially death. He was condemned to ten years in prison.
condemnation	The action of condemning someone to a punishment; sentencing. His uncompromising condemnation of racism.
criticize	Form and express a judgement of (a literary or artistic work. The paper criticized the new movie.
curse	Invoke or use a curse against. I cursed myself for my carelessness.
decry	Publicly denounce. They decried human rights abuses.
denounce	Give away information about somebody. Priests denounced him to the King for heresy.
deprecate	Belittle. The teacher should not deprecate his student s efforts.
detestation	A detested person or thing. Wordsworth s detestation of aristocracy.
disapprobation	An expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable. She braved her mother s disapprobation and slipped out to enjoy herself.
disapproval	The expression of disapproval. Jill replied with a hint of disapproval in her voice.
disapprove	Consider bad or wrong. I disapprove of her child rearing methods.
dislike	Have or feel a dislike or distaste for. I know all his likes and dislikes.
disparagingly	In a disparaging manner. These mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging only to a story.
displeasure	Annoy; displease. He started hanging around the local pubs much to the displeasure of his mother.
execrate	Curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment. They were execrated as dangerous and corrupt.
execration	Hate coupled with disgust.
hatred	Intense dislike; hate. Racial hatred.
loathing	A feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred. The thought filled him with loathing.
odium	General or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions. He incurred widespread odium for military failures and government corruption.
oppose	Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument. A workers movement opposed the regime.
resist	Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ. I couldn t resist buying the blouse.
revile	Criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner. He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead.
swear	An offensive word used especially to express anger a swear word. Griffin made contact with the coach which led to him yelling a swear back in his direction.
umbrage	Offence or annoyance. She took umbrage at his remarks.