anathematize

Example Sentences

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It is to Mr. Hale’s great credit that he refuses to anathematize the prodigal children in his book.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Should we anathematize communication with half the population?

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2020

This became another reason to anathematize Golden Books, which were for decades shunned by library buyers.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2017

To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Is the word to carry with it license to define in detail an invisible world, and to anathematize and excommunicate those whose trust is different?

From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William