Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anathemata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anath-e-ma-ta
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of anathema

Example Sentences

"The city of Lyons is, we believe, one of the two places in the world (Boston, U.S., being the other) which have issued their anathemata against chloroform, and declared that ether is the only orthodox and permissible agent for the induction of anæsthesia."
"[...] and, if here and there complaints were heard, they were invariably anathemata against the misguided compositors."
"But the eye-glasses which he wore, and to which he was wont to speak as he poured out his anathemata against Exeter Hall and all the motley crew of missionaries, if they did not make Samson see better, served as so much valuable compensation for the incompetency of favoured, ungrateful listeners."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin anathemata, from Ancient Greek ἀναθέματα (anathémata).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀναθέματα

Questions

What does anathemata mean?: plural of anathema
Where does anathemata come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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