anathema

Example Sentences

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But amongst MPs in the other place next door, and outside the Houses of Parliament, the idea of continuing to allow aristocrats seats by dint of birth is anathema to many.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

After all, the concept is considered antithetical or anathema to the Iranian Revolution, which deposed the monarchy led by the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in 1979.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

"The path to rebuilding the right can only happen with the broadest possible spirit of unity, without exclusion and without anathema," he writes.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Commercials were anathema to Hastings, but Netflix has now built an ad business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

This choice was anathema to Sullivan, who abhorred derivative architecture, but during the meeting he made no objection.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson