anathemize
anathemize verb: to declare to be anathema; to curse and reject.
Verb
anathemize (third-person singular simple present anathemizes, present participle anathemizing, simple past and past participle anathemized)
- To declare to be anathema; to curse and reject.
- What does Augustine want done? He invites Felix to anathemize Mani — but adds, ' magnanimously, ' that no one will compel him to do so. Of course Augustine had just threatened from his cathedra, surrounded by his faithful, to anathemize Felix — with grave possible consequences.1972, Augustinian Studies - Volumes 3-5, page 202
- We anathemize all those who say that man can be without sin, if he wants to, without the help of God; we anathemize those who say that death does not come through Adam and that life does not come through Christ; we anathemize those who say that one who is born from two baptized parents does not...2009, Guido Stucco, God's Eternal Gift, page 674
- Synonyms:
- anathematize
Synonyms of anathemize
Forms of anathemize
| third-person singular present | anathemizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | anathemizing |
| past participle | anathemized |
| past | anathemized |
| alternative form | anathemise |
Origin of anathemize
From anathema + -ize.
Words formed from anathemize
Questions about anathemize
- What does anathemize mean?
- Anathemize means to declare to be anathema; to curse and reject.
- What part of speech is anathemize?
- Anathemize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of anathemize?
- The past tense of anathemize is anathemized.
Words near anathemize in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: anathemize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “anathemize.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/anathemize. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.