anathema

But such policies would be anathema to Frenchmen young and old, immigrant and indigenous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Instead, they will need to pursue something that’s been largely anathema to the American system of government: accountability.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

As somebody who was at the DOJ for 21 years, I find that to be anathema to how I thought about public service.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2026

But amongst MPs in the other place next door, and outside the Houses of Parliament, the idea of continuing to allow aristocrats seats by dint of birth is anathema to many.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

And the idea of remaining in a poor agrarian setting, in any capacity, was anathema to a child with such prodigious talents and cocky self-assurance.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

As he pronounced anathemas on you and your kind, the smile peeked out beneath the sneer.

From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2011

He can insinuate like a violin, wheedle like a clarinet and thunder anathemas like a great bass drum.

From Time Magazine Archive

Theologians from both traditions eventually concluded that the 16th century anathemas were more a function of crossed wires than a denial that salvation is a no-strings-attached gift from God.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Welles-Houseman partnership ended badly, with Welles hurling blazing Sterno heaters at Producer Houseman and howling anathemas at him in that voice of Zeus.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is noteworthy that all these anathemas are simply for ecclesiastical offences, not for any immorality, however gross.

From From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field