anathema

a detested person; the source of somebody's hate

Hundreds of years ago, Galileo was anathema to the church; today the church is anathema to some on the left side of the political spectrum.

I'm just excited I used the word anathema in a sentence!

The word anathema frequently occurs in St. Paul's writings, and is generally translated accused.

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