English → Latin
“anathema” in Latin
anathemaoffering (especially the life of a person); curse; excommunicationexcommūnicātiōexcommunication (expulsion from the Christian communion)excommūnicōto excommunicate
The English word anathema itself goes back to Latin anathema.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
anathema
anathema, atis (Scriptores Ecclesiastici, Augustus): excommunicatio (Scriptores Ecclesiastici): sacrificiorum interdictio. To pronounce an anathema against any body, aliquem anathematizare, excommunicare (Scriptores Ecclesiastici): aliquem sacrificiis interdicere (Vid: Caes., B.G., 6, 13): also devovere aliquem (to pronounce a formal curse on any body: opposed to resacrare. Aquae et ignis interdictio can only be applied to that kind of Roman banishment.)
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for anathema?
- The usual Latin words for “anathema” are anathema, excommūnicātiō, excommūnicō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.