Anathematization

/əˌnæθəmətaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act or process of pronouncing a formal curse or condemnation on someone or something, officially excluding them from a group or community.

Etymology

From anathematize (to curse) plus the suffix -ation (indicating a process or result). Anathematize comes from Greek anathema meaning 'something devoted to evil' or 'a curse,' derived from anatithenai 'to set up or dedicate.'

Kelly Says

The Catholic Church used anathematization as a spiritual weapon for over 1,500 years—declaring people cursed and cut off from heaven itself was considered more terrifying than physical punishment during the Middle Ages.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንገት
an-get
ARالعربية
لعنة
la-‘an
BNবাংলা
শাপ
shaap
CACatalà
anatematització
ana-te-ma-ti-za-ción
CSČeština
anatematizace
ana-te-ma-ti-za-ce
DADansk
forbandelse
for-ban-del-se
DEDeutsch
Anathematisierung
a-na-THE-ma-ti-zee-rung
ELΕλληνικά
αποκλήρωση
a-po-klee-ro-si
ESEspañol
anathematizacion
a-na-THE-ma-ti-tsa-sion
FAفارسی
لعنت
la-‘an
FISuomi
anathematisoi
a-na-THE-ma-ti-soi
FRFrançais
anathématisation
ana-te-ma-ti-sa-tion
GUGU
શાપ
shaap
HAHA
kulla
kul-la
HEעברית
קִלּוּל
ki-luul
HIहिन्दी
शाप
shaap
HUMagyar
átkozás
a-t-ko-zas
IDBahasa Indonesia
penghukuman
pen-hu-ku-man
IGIG
eji-eji
e-ji-e-ji
ITItaliano
anathematizzazione
a-na-THE-ma-ti-tza-zione
JA日本語
呪詛
ju-so
KKKK
қадір
qa-dir
KMKM
ប្រកាស
pra-kaas
KO한국어
저주
jeo-ju
MRMR
शाप
shaap
MSBahasa Melayu
mengutuk
men-gut-uk
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-daw
NLNederlands
anathematizing
a-na-THE-ma-ti-zing
NONorsk
forbannelse
for-ban-nel-se
PAPA
ਕੁਰਬਾਨ
kur-baan
PLPolski
anatematyzacja
ana-te-ma-ty-za-cja
PTPortuguês
anathematização
a-na-THE-ma-ti-za-ção
RORomână
a-n-a-t-e-m-a-tiza
a-na-te-ma-ti-za
RUРусский
проклятие
pro-klya-tie
SVSvenska
förbannelse
for-ban-nel-se
SWKiswahili
laani
la-a-ni
TAதமிழ்
விலக்கம்
vi-lak-kam
TEతెలుగు
శాపం
shaap-am
THไทย
สาปแช่ง
saap-chaeng
TLTL
sumpa
sum-pa
TRTürkçe
lanetleme
la-net-le-me
UKУкраїнська
прокляття
pro-klyat-tya
URاردو
لعنت
la-‘an
VITiếng Việt
xử tội
hu-toi
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
o-po
ZH中文
诅咒
zǔzhòu
ZUZU
ukuthi
u-ku-thi

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