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1
to ask a divine power to send harm or evil upon
- heretics anathematized by the church leaders
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2
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
- fundamentalist preachers who anathematize any departure from a literal interpretation of the Bible
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“Anathematize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anathematize. Accessed 31 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of anathematize was in 1566
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