Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anathematization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anath-ema-ti-za-tion
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He must have been a boy of spirit and resource, to get here on a stopped allowance of five sous a week; but he did it somehow, and he burst in on his father, and pleaded his sister's cause. Venerable parent promptly resorts to anathematization, and turns him out."
"Michelangelo very naturally seconded the anathematization of the Bolognese by Julius, not so much for the insult to the Pope as for the wretched lack of taste they had shown in destroying a work of art."

Etymology

Etymology tree English anathematize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English anathematization From anathematize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

anathematizations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

anathematizer

Synonyms

anathemization condemnation vilification anathematisation

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does anathematization mean?: The act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
Where does anathematization come from?: Etymology tree English anathematize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English anathematization From anathematize + -ation.

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