anathema
nounmasculineformal/ɐnɐˈtemɐ/medium
a·na·te·ma
Definitions
1Solemn curse, especially of ecclesiastical origin, that excludes someone from the communion of the faithful or condemns a doctrine.
The council pronounced an anathema against the heretics.
His ideas were considered anathema by religious orthodoxy.
Common collocations
to pronounce an anathemaunder pain of anathemaecclesiastical anathema
2A person or thing that is detested, vehemently rejected, or considered abominable.
Corruption is anathema to any society that values justice.
To purists, the use of that anglicism was utter anathema.
Common collocations
to be anathema to
Etymology
Do latim 'anathema', por sua vez do grego 'anáthema' (oferta, coisa dedicada aos deuses, depois maldição).