anatase

[Gr. ἀνάτασις ( an at as is ) = extension; ἀνατείνω (anateinō) = to stretch up: ἀνά (ana) = up, and τείνω ( teinō ) = to stretch. thematisation, Port. anathematizaçao.] The act of anathematising, an excommunication, an accursing. "An a thematisation, excommunication, and accursing are synonymous."- Compend of the Laws of the Church of Scotland (1830), xxxv.