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What is an anathema?

What is an anathema? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]
  2. (by extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody.
  3. (literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.
  4. (ecclesiastical) Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority. [from 1520s]
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Even though it is anathema to spec builders and many engineers, a big part of the strategy is to reduce the fudge factor for extra capacity.
Unfortunately for its maker and devotees, the arpeggione was anathema before it was even built.
The smell of the crowd and the roar of the greasepaint is anathema to wanting to sit in a room alone and write.
For most American slaves, forced relocation south was anathema and often the first impetus for their flight to Canada.
The idea of embarking upon yet more revolutionary upheaval seemed anathema.
These are marketing decisions and I would not presume to know which concepts sell and which are an anathema.

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