ανάθεμα

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anáthema, “something dedicated, especially dedicated to evil”), from , from ἀνά (aná, “upon”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnaθema/
• Hyphenation: α‧νά‧θε‧μα

Noun

ανάθεμα • (anáthema) n (plural αναθέματα)

1. curse (prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone)
2. (figuratively) anathema (something which is vehemently disliked by somebody)

   Υπήρξε το ανάθεμα της οικογένειας όταν πάντρεψε αλλοδαπή. ― Ypírxe to anáthema tis oikogéneias ótan pántrepse allodapí. ― He was anathema to his family when he married a foreigner.

3. (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.

4. (figuratively) cursed place, Hell

   Άμε στ' ανάθεμα! ― Áme st' anáthema! ― Go to hell!

Declension

Declension of ανάθεμα

	singular	plural
nominative	ανάθεμα •	αναθέματα •
genitive	αναθέματος •	αναθεμάτων •
accusative	ανάθεμα •	αναθέματα •
vocative	ανάθεμα •	αναθέματα •

Derived terms

• αναθεματίζω (anathematízo, “to curse, to excommunicate”)

Synonyms

• (curse): κατάρα f (katára)
• (excommunication): αφορισμός m (aforismós)
• (hell): κόλαση f (kólasi), διάβολος m (diávolos), αγύριστος m (agýristos)

Further reading

• Θρησκευτικές ποινές: Ανάθεμα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

Interjection

1. damn, curse (used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt)

   ανάθεμα το ― anáthema to ― damn it

   Ανάθεμα κι αν κατάλαβα λέξη απ' όσα είπε! ― Anáthema ki an katálava léxi ap' ósa eípe! ― I'll be damned if I understood one word of what he said!