English-French translations for anathema

• anathème
  Ces démarches relèvent naturellement de l’anathème pour les socialistes, mais sont bénéfiques pour tous nos citoyens. These things are naturally anathema to socialists but are good for all our citizens.
  Le Service européen pour l'action extérieure et tous les autres aspects du traité de Lisbonne sont pour moi un objet d'anathème. The European External Action Service and all other aspects of the Lisbon Treaty are completely anathema to me.
  Leur choix politique pendant la guerre du Viêt Nam a été qualifié de "trahison" et constitue encore un anathème pour le régime de terreur actuel. Their political choice during the Vietnam War was considered 'treason' and is still an anathema justifying the present reign of terror.

Definition of anathema

• A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
• Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody
• An imprecation; a curse; a malediction
• Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.

Related words

• anathematic
• anathematize
• anathematizer
• anathematise
• anathematization
• anathematism
• anathema, ban