Noun: anathematization u,na-thu-mu-tu'zey-shun [N. Amer], u,na-thu-mu-tI'zey-shun [Brit]
- The formal act of pronouncing someone or something accursed
"The church's anathematization of the heretic was a solemn ceremony";
- anathematisation [Brit]
Derived forms: anathematizations
Type of: banishment, proscription
Encyclopedia: Anathematization