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ANATHEMATIZATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anathematization mean?
• ANATHEMATIZATION (noun)
The noun ANATHEMATIZATION has 1 sense:
1. the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed
Familiarity information: ANATHEMATIZATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
anathematisation; anathematization
Hypernyms ("anathematization" is a kind of...):
banishment; proscription (rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone)
Derivation:
anathematize (curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment)
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