1. formally condemned or cursed by religious authority; denounced as evil or detestable
Usage: past tense of anathematize; formal; religious context

Examples

• The heretical teachings were anathematized by the church council.
• The bishop anathematized the corrupt practices within the monastery.
• His radical views were anathematized by conservative religious leaders.
• The ancient text describes how certain beliefs were anathematized.
• The reformer’s ideas were quickly anathematized by orthodox authorities.
• She felt anathematized by her former religious community.