Anathema, a term derived from Greek ἀνάθεμα, which meant something dedicated and, in the Septuagint and New Testament, something dedicated to evil and thus accursed,[1] has various meanings. Religious usage[edit] In the Old Testament the word was applied to anything set aside for sacrifice and thus banned from profane use and dedicated to destruction, as in the case of the enemy and their cities and possessions in the case of religious wars. In the New Testament, the word is used with the meanings of a curse and forced expulsion of someone from the Christian community.[2] upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Villa_di_agnano%2C_lapide_gregorio_XI.JPG/1280px-Villa_di_agnano%2C_lapide_gregorio_XI.JPG
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