Sentence examples for anathematize from inspiring English sources
verb
To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
In 362, with his authority renewed, he received some Eastern bishops and had them profess the Nicene faith and anathematize the formulary of Rimini.
Celestine approved the council's decision to anathematize, depose, and banish Nestorius, which caused a schism that remained unresolved for more than a century.
"To anathematize a Printer for publishing the different Opinions of Men is as injudicious as it is wicked," the Courant argued.
Today it seems silly to anathematize gays.
Victor never received much support and anathematized Alexander, who excommunicated Frederick for convoking the council.
The bull anathematized (condemned) Michael Cerularius, the Greek doctrine of the Holy Spirit, the marriage of Greek priests, and the Greek use of leavened bread for the Eucharist.
Even after the deposition of Nikon (1658), who broached too strong a challenge to the Tsar's authority, a series of church councils culminating in that of 1666 67 officially endorsed the liturgical reforms and anathematized the dissenters.
The Council of Ephesus (431), basing its arguments on the unity of the person of Christ, anathematized all who denied that Christ was truly divine, and asserted that Mary was truly the mother of God.
In the 17th century he was anathematized by Blaise Pascal for his "foolish" project to paint himself, which the Jansenist saw as a challenge to the religious values of self-abnegation and submission.
The 1599 Synod of Diamper (Udayamperoor) anathematized the catholicos of Chaldea and all Christians of India who did not submit to Rome.
Dioscorus' sudden death, however, ended the schism; and his partisans then supported Boniface, who in the following December convoked a Roman synod that anathematized Dioscorus.
