"anathema" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [aˈna.tʰɛ.ma] [Classical-Latin], [aˈnaː.te.ma] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anáthema, “something dedicated, especially dedicated to eternal damnation”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|ἀνάθεμα||something dedicated, especially dedicated to eternal damnation}} Ancient Greek ἀνάθεμα (anáthema, “something dedicated, especially dedicated to eternal damnation”) Head templates: {{la-noun|anathema<3>}} anathema n (genitive anathematis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|anathema<3>}} Forms: anathematis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], anathema [nominative, singular], anathemata [nominative, plural], anathematis [genitive, singular], anathematum [genitive, plural], anathematī [dative, singular], anathematibus [dative, plural], anathema [accusative, singular], anathemata [accusative, plural], anathemate [ablative, singular], anathematibus [ablative, plural], anathema [singular, vocative], anathemata [plural, vocative]
  1. offering (especially the life of a person) Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-anathema-la-noun-QFA1tVPJ Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 74 13 13 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 65 18 18
  2. curse Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-anathema-la-noun-U0IgZUUP
  3. excommunication Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-anathema-la-noun-Nq3pTUfo

Inflected forms

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      "source": "declension",
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      "ipa": "[aˈnaː.te.ma]",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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        "offering (especially the life of a person)"
      ],
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          "offering"
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          "excommunication"
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        "neuter"
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