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• n  a detested person
  he is an anathema to me
• n  a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication

• The recurrent floods have been the anathema for this country which lies in the delta of two mighty rivers.
• Refusing to repent from their sins, Brad and Suzanne became an anathema before the church's congregation.
• Refusing to repent from their sins, Brad and Suzanne became an anathema before the church's congregation.

• bete noire

News & Articles

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• Access Sports Weekly: Dogs burned by Zebras? Uggla warming; and Spurrier's scheming
  Georgia tight end runs after a catch made against Nebraska in last year's Capital One Bowl victory. OK, I still don’t have a catchy name for my weekly summer column -- I know, I know, anathema in today’s press relations, pop culture, Internet, zing, fizz, boom, etc. media market, but there it is.
  June 11, 2013 - AccessNorthGa.com
• 29 Portraits Showcase The Beauty Of Canadian Moths
  An exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History shows that the moth can give the butterfly a run for its money. To most people, moths are an anathema--pesky buggers that have a voracious appetite for packed away winter clothes. Their drab, gray appearance and fuzzy bodies earn them little sympathy. Unlike their more glamorous, effete cousins, butterflies, they seem to be positively ...
  June 10, 2013 - Fast Company Magazine

Quotes

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• Bill Richardson in Seattle Times
  Richardson said at the news conference that "the potential for wrongful conviction and, God forbid, execution of an innocent person stands as anathema to our very sensibilities as human beings."
• Robert Menendez in FOXNews
  If I was writing the bill my own way and had the votes to achieve it, some of those things would be anathema,Menendez said. "But if at the end we have an immigration system that makes sense, then that's a huge success, and we have to...
• Bob Rae in Globe and Mail
  I heard loud and clear in the election that this is anathema to the NDP, but the NDP is wrong,Mr. Rae said. "Economies that thrive, in good and bad times, are the ones that include competitive tax rates, and an environment that encourages...