anathematization
anathematization noun: the act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
Noun
anathematization (countable and uncountable, plural anathematizations)
- The act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
- He must have been a boy of spirit and resource, to get here on a stopped allowance of five sous a week; but he did it somehow, and he burst in on his father, and pleaded his sister's cause. Venerable parent promptly resorts to anathematization, and turns him out.1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, “The Man from Somewhere”, in Our Mutual Friend. […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1865, →OCLC, 1st book (The Cup and the Lip), page 11
- Michelangelo very naturally seconded the anathematization of the Bolognese by Julius, not so much for the insult to the Pope as for the wretched lack of taste they had shown in destroying a work of art.1916, Elbert Hubbard, “Michelangelo”, in Little Journeys Vol. 4: Eminent Painters
- Synonyms:
- anathemization, condemnation, vilification
Synonyms of anathematization
Forms of anathematization
| plural | anathematizations |
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Origin of anathematization
From anathematize + -ation.
Words that rhyme with anathematization
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about anathematization
- What does anathematization mean?
- Anathematization means the act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
- What part of speech is anathematization?
- Anathematization is a noun.
- What is the plural of anathematization?
- The plural of anathematization is anathematizations.
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