Definitions

1. noun

A thing or person that is intensely disliked or reviled; a thing or person that is shunned or avoided.

“The artist’s work was considered anathema by the conservative community.”

2. noun

A formal act of declaring someone or something to be cursed or excommunicated.

“The church issued an anathema against the heretic, cutting him off from the community.”

3. verb

To declare someone or something to be cursed or excommunicated.

“The priest anathematized the city, calling down a curse upon its inhabitants.”