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Anathema

Meaning of “Anathema”

Accursed; placed under a curse.

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KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Webster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Corinthians 16:22

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some time it signifieth excom munication; or a man ex communicated and deli uered to the power of the diuell.

paragraph 242

Excommunication with curses. Hence, a curse or denunciation by ecclesiastical authority, accompanying excommunication.

volume 1, leaf 167, column 1 (entry starts at OCR line 40)