anathematize

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Hugh went out of the pantry and settled himself gloomily upon a side verandah, uncertain which to anathematize, the flies that had broken in upon his slumbers, or the ones that evidently were studiously refraining from awakening his sister and her handmaid.

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  1. transitive verb To proclaim an anathema on; curse.

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  • To get more specific, and thus get into trouble, various Christian communions that have refused as a matter of settled conviction and stated doctrine to anathematize those who reject evolution, may just as well do so for all their official culture allows for such a position. —  Latest entries from endlesslyrocking.blog-city.com
  • Hugh went out of the pantry and settled himself gloomily upon a side verandah, uncertain which to anathematize, the flies that had broken in upon his slumbers, or the ones that evidently were studiously refraining from awakening his sister and her handmaid But after a time the peace of the perfect morning soothed him, and he put his feet up on the verandah rail, and fell to marvelling at his own fame Five years ago he had been quite unknown--a struggling journalist savagely treated by Fate. —  In the Mist of the Mountains
  • How great must have been his anguish during those days, as he tossed between hope and fear, saw on other faces the light which he might not share, and thought that the Master, if really living, was neglectful of His friend At last Jesus came, not to anathematize or exclude him, not to break the bruised reed or quench the smoking flax, but to restore him, and to lift on him the light of His countenance He suited himself to his needs. —  Love to the Uttermost Expositions of John XIII.-XXI.
  • Never did a nation rise to repel attack with a deeper resentment or a more vigorous élan One effect of the war has been to anathematize the name of Germany. —  Paris War Days Diary of an American
  • To keep the possessions of the Church from being touched by profane hands, even that they might contribute to the common needs of the nation, became a sacred duty, a fixed idea, for which the clergy must struggle, anathematize, forge if need be: but also--to do them justice--die if need be as martyrs. —  Roman and the Teuton
 

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  1. Late Latin anathematīzāre, from Greek anathematizein, from anathema, anathemat-, anathema; see anathema.

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  1. = French anathématiser, from Late Latin anathematizare, from Greek ἀναθεματίζειν, devote to evil, excommunicate, curse, from ἀνάθεμα: see anathema.
 

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