ANATHEMATIZATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed

Synonyms:

anathematisation; anathematization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("anathematization" is a kind of...):

banishment; proscription (rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone)

Derivation:

anathematize (curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment)

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