English noun: anathema | |||
| 1. | anathema (person) a detested person | ||
| Samples | He is an anathema to me. | ||
| Synonyms | bete noire | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
| 2. | anathema (communication) a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condemnation, curse, execration | ||