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forbandelse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anathema noun Something or someone intensely disliked or considered completely unacceptable.
  • curse noun A spell or supernatural force believed to bring harm or bad luck.
  • hex verb To cast a spell on someone, especially a harmful or evil one; to bewitch.
  • jinx noun A curse or spell believed to bring bad luck.

Senses

forbandelse is used for these senses in English:

  • anathema (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.]
  • hex An evil spell or curse.
  • imprecation The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon someone; a prayer that a curse or calamity may befall someone.

anathema — full definition

  1. noun Something or someone intensely disliked or considered completely unacceptable.
  2. noun A formal curse or condemnation, especially one pronounced by a church.

curse — full definition

  1. noun A spell or supernatural force believed to bring harm or bad luck.
  2. noun A rude or offensive word used to express anger.
  3. verb To wish harm on someone, or to swear angrily.

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