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Paul used a technical Greek term, anathema, to call for persons to be put under a holy ban or be accursed (Romans 9:3; 1 Corinthians 12:3; Galatians 1:8-9; compare 1 Corinthians 16:22 ). Paul used the term in the sense of the Hebrew cherem . See Anathema .
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These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Accursed'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​a/accursed.html. 1991.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Accursed'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​a/accursed.html. 1991.