anathema
something or someone is being hated or avoided or formal ecclesiastical ban
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Summary
anathema is a punishment[1]. anathema draws 5,248 Wikipedia views per month (punishment category, ranking #5 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: excommunication[3]
- Part of: religious law[4]
- Language of work or name: Ancient Greek[5]
- Topic's main category: anathema[6]
- Described by source: Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[7], Encyclopedic Lexicon[8], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[9], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13], Kościelna encyclopedia[14], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], The Catholic Encyclopedia[18], New International Encyclopedia[19]
- Native label: ἀνάθημα[20], ἀνάθεμα[21]
- Different from: Anatema[22]
Why It Matters
anathema has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] anathema is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]