ανάθεμα
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anáthema, “something dedicated, especially dedicated to evil”), from ἀνατίθημι (anatíthēmi, “I set upon, offer as a votive gift”), from ἀνά (aná, “upon”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈnaθema/
- Hyphenation: α‧νά‧θε‧μα
Noun
ανάθεμα • (anáthema) n (plural αναθέματα)
- curse (prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone)
- (figuratively) anathema (something which is vehemently disliked by somebody)
- Υπήρξε το ανάθεμα της οικογένειας όταν παντρεύτηκε αλλοδαπή.
- Ypírxe to anáthema tis oikogéneias ótan pantréftike allodapí.
- He was anathema to his family when he married a foreigner.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) excommunication (in Orthodox contexts)
- Η Εκκλησία απήγγειλε το ανάθεμα εναντίον του Βενιζέλου το 1916.
- I Ekklisía apíngeile to anáthema enantíon tou Venizélou to 1916.
- The Church ordered the excommunication of Venizelos in 1916.
- (figuratively) cursed place, Hell
- Άμε στ’ ανάθεμα!
- Áme st’ anáthema!
- Go to hell!
Declension
declension of ανάθεμα
case \ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | ανάθεμα • | αναθέματα • |
genitive | αναθέματος • | αναθεμάτων • |
accusative | ανάθεμα • | αναθέματα • |
vocative | ανάθεμα • | αναθέματα • |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- αναθεματίζω (anathematízo, “to curse, to excommunicate”)
See also
- compare with: ανάθημα n (anáthima, “donation”)
Further reading
- Θρησκευτικές ποινές: Ανάθεμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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