# ἀνάθεμα/anathema This word is an idea. It is a noun. * Sometimes this word means curse * It is used to talk about something a person says when they want God or a false god to harm another person. * Sometimes this word means someone or something that someone has cursed * Sometimes it is used to talk about a person or thing whom God or a false god will harm * Sometimes it is used to talk about a person or thing whom another person has asked God or a false god to harm.