Anathema
German, noun[aˈnaːtema]
Anathema is spelled A-N-A-T-H-E-M-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Anathema is a German neuter noun meaning “anathema” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von der Kirche verhängter Bann”.
What does Anathema mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteranathema
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von der Kirche verhängter Bann 2. Weihegeschenk an die Götter 3. etwas, das dem Zorn der Götter ausgeliefert ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Anathema
- Anathemas genitive
- Anathemata plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Anathema?
- [aˈnaːtema]
- [aˈnaːˌtema]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Anathema
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Anathema in German?
Anathema appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).