Dictionary
anathema
noun
A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed.
synonyms
Exact(8)
That would mean prior restraint, a concept that is anathema in America and other parts of the world, in which the state can effectively prevent a publisher from publishing, and I didn't want to get into that position.
And it has major consequences: pPluralism and all that follows from it – the idea of a legitimate opposition, checks and balances, reasonable compromise – is anathema to them.
And the idea that you bow to someone, to me, is anathema".
The idea that an individual editor, appointed by students to serve for a term of one year, believes they have the right to trawl through the paper's archives and delete articles they disagree with is anathema to the principles Tharunka has stood for".
The most obvious piece of "bad" infrastructure is the NBN, too closely identified with Kevin Rudd to be anything but anathema.
The government has tried to tar Anwar as "traitor" to his race in the sort of rhetoric that is anathema to the former deputy prime minister.
As I grew up in a working-class Tory-voting household, the idea that everyone good just "is" Labour is anathema.
He immediately began sniping at Santorum, portraying him as Washington insider, anathema to conservatives.
Related(1)
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com