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Anathemize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To declare to be anathema; to curse and reject.

    "What does Augustine want done? He invites Felix to anathemize Mani — but adds, ' magnanimously, ' that no one will compel him to do so. Of course Augustine had just threatened from his cathedra, surrounded by his faithful, to anathemize Felix — with grave possible consequences."

  2. 2
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment wordnet
  3. 3
    wish harm upon; invoke evil upon wordnet

Etymology

From anathema + -ize.

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