Anathema
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Anathema was originally used as a term for exile from the church, but evolved to mean "set apart, banished, denounced"; it later evolved to mean:
- to be formally set apart;
- banished, exiled, excommunicated;
- denounced, sometimes accursed; or
- a literary term.
In the Bible, it appears in conjunction with the word "maranatha".
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Etymology
From Late Latin anathema (“curse, person cursed, offering”), from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anathema, “something dedicated, especially dedicated to evil”), from ἀνατίθημι (anatithēmi, “I set upon, offer as a votive gift”), from ἀνά (ana, “upon”) + τίθημι (tithēmi, “I put, place”). The Ancient Greek term was influenced by Hebrew חרם (herem), leading to the sense of "accursed," especially in Ecclesiastical writers.
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See also
- Anathem
- Cherem
- Christian excommunication
- Shunning
- Disconnection
- Anathemas and Admirations by Emile Cioran
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