Description (A*nath"e*ma) n.; pl. Anathemas 1. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed2. An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.3. A nath e ma n. pl. Anathemas 1. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority and accompanied by excommunication. Hence Denunciation of anything as accursed 2. An imprecation a curse a malediction. 3. Any