Anathema

Anathema (from Ancient Greek: ἀνάθεμα, anatithenai, "anything dedicated"), in common usage, is something or someone that is detested or shunned. Its other main usage comes from the New Testament and refers to a formal ecclesiastical excommunication. However, in the Old Testament, anathema referred either to something (living or inanimate) that was consecrated or something denounced as evil or accursed and set aside for sacrificial offering.

Anathema

Anathema (from Ancient Greek: ἀνάθεμα, anatithenai, "anything dedicated"), in common usage, is something or someone that is detested or shunned. Its other main usage comes from the New Testament and refers to a formal ecclesiastical excommunication. However, in the Old Testament, anathema referred either to something (living or inanimate) that was consecrated or something denounced as evil or accursed and set aside for sacrificial offering.