different between anathematization vs anathematize

English

Etymology

anathematize +? -ation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

anathematization (countable and uncountable, plural anathematizations)

1. The act of anathematizing; vigorous denunciation.
   • 1916, Elbert Hubbard, Little Journeys Vol. 4: Eminent Painters, "Michelangelo":

     Michelangelo very naturally seconded the anathematization of the Bolognese by Julius, not so much for the insult to the Pope as for the wretched lack of taste they had shown in destroying a work of art.

Synonyms

• condemnation, vilification

Related terms

• anathematizer

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• anathematise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??næ.??.m?.ta?z/

Verb

anathematize (third-person singular simple present anathematizes, present participle anathematizing, simple past and past participle anathematized)

1. (transitive) To cause to be, or to declare as, an anathema or evil.
   • 2009, Candace de Russy, "Madness, Thy Name Is 'Stimulus'," American Thinker, 13 Feb. (retrieved 21 Feb. 2009):

     Harvard economist Robert Barro anathematized it as "probably the worst bill that has been put forth since the 1930s" and, in a word, "garbage."

Synonyms

• condemn, damn, deprecate, excoriate, vilify

Derived terms

• anathematization
• anathematizer

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