anathema
/əˈnæθəmə/
/əˈnæθəmə/
noun
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A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
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(by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
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An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
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Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.
Synonyms:
ban, curse, bête noire