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anathema.

offering; sacrificial victim; curse; cursed thing; excommunication, anathema;

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aˈna.tʰɛ.ma]Classical-Latin[aˈnaː.te.ma]

  1. offering (especially the life of a person)

    declension-3 · neuter

  2. curse

    declension-3 · neuter

  3. excommunication

    declension-3 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi) Ancient Greek ἀνᾰτίθημῐ (anătíthēmĭ) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anáthema)bor. Latin anathema Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anáthema, “something dedicated, especially dedicated to eternal damnation”).

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