Anathema
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In ecclesiastical law. A punishment by which a person is separated from the body of the church, and forbidden all intercourse with the faithful. It differs from excommunication, which simply forbids the person excommunicated from going into the church and communicating with the faithful.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A punishment by which a person is separated from the body of the church, and forbidden all intercourse with the faithful. It differs from excommunication, which simply forbids the person excommunicated from going into the church and taking the communion with the faithful.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
An ecclesixstical punishmont by whicha person is separated from the body of the church, and forbidden all intercourse with the members of the same. ANATHEMATI2ZE. ‘To pronounce anathema upon; to pronounce accursed by ecclesiastical authority; to excommunicate.