Martin Amis

People ask me if I ever thought of writing a children's book. I say, 'If I had a serious brain injury I might well write a children's book', but otherwise the idea of being conscious of who you're directing the story to is anathema to me, because, in my view, fiction is freedom and any restraints on that are intolerable.

British Author

George Bernard Shaw

In socialism, private property is anathema, and equal distribution of income the first consideration. In capitalism, private property is cardinal, and distribution left to ensue from the play of free contract and selfish interest on that basis, no matter what anomalies it may present.

Irish Playwright

Rebecca Hall

I'm a very private person. I barely tell my friends what's going on half the time, so the idea that I should then talk to the world about what is going on seems anathema to me. People can say what they want. I'm not going to change anyone's mind.

English Actress

S.E. Cupp

In fact, if you think hard about it, animal conservation should actually be anathema to the Darwin-loving liberal agenda, which holds up evolution - and not altruistic compassion - as the final word on the survival of a species.

American Journalist

Peggy Noonan

What Andrew Cuomo said is, truly, a scandal. It's a scandal if he actually thinks it - that those who hold conservative views on abortion, gun rights and marriage are extreme, anathema and have no place in the state.

American Writer

Zadie Smith

I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.

British Novelist

Dennis Prager

The idea that you earn things - that you earn respect, that you earn income, responsibility, the vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind.

Gord Downie

To be honest, I think affiliation is anathema - if you're a rock 'n' roller, you're a lone wolf.

Canadian Musician

J. B. Pritzker

Trump is an anathema to America's democracy and values.

Argentinian Businessman

Steve Rushin

Compassion and empathy are anathema to sports.

Use 'anathema' to express a very strong aversion or negative feeling towards something.

Strong Dislike

It is often used to emphasize a principled opposition to something, not just a personal preference.

Moral Opposition

'Anathema' indicates a level of intensity that is greater than a simple dislike.

Intensity Emphasis

'Anathema' can refer to a severe religious punishment from earlier times, not commonly used today.

Church Punishment

Understanding the history of the church can clarify the severity of being declared 'anathema'.

Historical Context

This term is mostly used in religious discussions or texts that delve into church history.

Religious Vocabulary

 And just as I learned to do, we routinely refuse to acknowledge the flaws in our positions or the merits in our opponent's. Compromise is anathema. We even target people on our own side when they dare to question the party line. This path has brought us cruel, sniping, deepening polarization,

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 obvious solution what would it be let everyone write in a golf cart if they want to then the fairness objection goes away but letting everyone ride in a cart would have been I suspect more anathema

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Moral Opposition

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