anathemas

They called anathemas upon his unborn children; and of their dead, who should be imprisoned in darkness in the depths of the sea, they furiously invoked upon

The Eternal Maiden T. Everett Harr��

Like al-Sadr, Cyril, too, disciplined his followers with pronouncements that cast deviants beyond the protection of the church and the law: Christians then called them "anathemas"; Muslims today call them "fatwas."

Any faith can become violent 2010

Though feebly enforced by the Turkish authorities this gave weight and influence, for a time, to the "anathemas," of the Maronite and

History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume I. Rufus Anderson 1838

But needs must – how else would the continent's 400 bishops get to Uganda in reasonable comfort to hear Orombi's anathemas?

Diary 2010

He goes on to quote George Rochberg: "[Twelve tone composers] have proclaimed an orthodox cultural church, with its hierarchy, gospel, beliefs and anathemas."

Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it Matthew Guerrieri 2008

She continued to cling to me, uttering muffled anathemas against Cumming, and at last came to the surface, moist and pink.

Watershed 2010

Daily viewing will keep one abreast of new anathemas (i.e., socialism) and potential saviors (Sarah Palin).

Deepak Chopra: The Gospel According to Fox News 2009

Let us ignore the anathemas and instead think about what policies would be required to move to a steady-state economy.

From a Failed Growth Economy to a Steady-State Economy 2009

Bureaucratic regulations are in and of themselves not anathemas to great design as some vocally voice.

Pure Geography 2007

For a time, he subscribed to all the apparatus of modernism — its ditching of the ‘anecdotal’ and ‘illusionist’; its blaring manifestos and fierce anathemas.

Fiery genius 2009