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Anathemize (Verb)

Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The villagers gathered to anathemize the sorcerer who was said to have brought a plague upon their town.
In a fit of rage, the queen anathemized her former lover, calling upon the darkest forces to destroy him.
The angry mob anathemized the corrupt politician, wishing upon him a fate worse than death.
She muttered a curse, anathemizing her cheating husband and all those who had wronged her.
An ancient ritual was performed to anathemize the traitor who had betrayed their people to the enemy.

Curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The high priest attempted to anathemize the heretic, casting him out of the community and condemning him to eternal suffering.
Throughout history, many have been anathemized for their views on the church, often facing brutal persecution.
The orthodox council anathemized the reformer, rejecting his radical ideas and declaring them incompatible with the teachings of the faith.
During the inquisition, accused witches were anathemized, subjected to trial by ordeal, and eventually executed for their supposed crimes against the church.
The imam anathemized the extremist group, condemning their violent actions as a perversion of the true teachings of the faith.