anathema

IPA: ʌnˈæθʌmʌ

(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
(by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
(literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
(ecclesiastical) Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority to unending punishment.

Examples of "anathema" in Sentences

I'm just excited I used the word anathema in a sentence!
The Greek word anathema, Hebrew herem, means to accurse, execrate, to damn.
The word anathema frequently occurs in St. Paul's writings, and is generally translated accused.
Curse Alviarin and that triply cursed proclamation calling anathema on anyone who approached him save through the Tower.
So across the political spectrum, for anyone thinking in essentialist terms, the mores render the word anathema from both directions.
The word is anathema to conservative or middle-of-the-road politicians in most countries, who see in it a radical and perhaps exaggerated voice.
A solemn anathema is pronounced against Nestorius and Eutyches; against all heretics by whom Christ is divided, or confounded, or reduced to a phantom.
Even lifestyle choices like driving a small car, carpooling and living in the vicinity of where we work are largely anathema, which is why I'm not the least bit shocked by the Lexus LS 600h L.
Of course (he says self-servingly) the No Spin Zone rejects predictability entirely and lives to ask questions that require actual thought, a word anathema to most politicians in this age of spin.