anathema
US /əˈnæθ.ə.mə/
UK /əˈnæθ.ə.mə/
명사
1.
혐오스러운 것, 저주
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes
예시:
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The idea of a tax increase was anathema to the conservative party.
세금 인상 아이디어는 보수당에게 혐오스러운 것이었다.
•
For him, public speaking was anathema.
그에게 대중 연설은 혐오스러운 것이었다.
2.
파문, 저주
a formal curse by a Pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine
예시:
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The heretic was declared anathema by the Church.
이단자는 교회에 의해 파문되었다.
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To issue an anathema was a serious act in medieval times.
파문을 선언하는 것은 중세 시대에 심각한 행위였다.