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anathema vs execration

execration vs anathema

anathema and execration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anathema Yes No No No
execration Yes No No No
As nouns, execration is a hypernym of anathema; that is, execration is a word with a broader meaning than anathema:
  • anathema: a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  • execration: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
Other hypernyms of anathema include condemnation, curse.
anathema (noun) execration (noun)
a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated
a detested person an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
hate coupled with disgust
Difference between anathema and execration

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