anátema

See also: anatema, anatemă, and anatemą

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin anathema (“curse, person cursed, offering”), from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anáthema, “something dedicated, especially dedicated to evil”), from ἀνατίθημι (anatíthēmi, “to set upon, offer as a votive gift”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈna.te.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈna.te.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈna.te.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈna.tɨ.mɐ/

Noun

anátema m (plural anátemas)

1. anathema (ban or curse)

   Synonyms: excomunhão, reprovação

Related terms

• anatematização
• anatematizado
• anatematizador
• anatematizar