Present participle of anathematize; the act of cursing or condemning someone, especially in an ongoing or ritualized way.
Present participle form created by adding -ing to the verb stem anathematize, following standard English gerund formation rules.
The process of anathematizing was so formal and serious that medieval chroniclers would record it in detail—it marked a permanent break between a person and their entire community.
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