condemnation
Other forms: condemnations
Condemnation is the act of declaring something awful or evil. If your little brother does something unspeakably awful, express your condemnation so he will learn not to do it again.
Condemnation comes from the verb condemn, "to strongly disapprove." You might criticize something that you still think is worthwhile, but if you express condemnation, that’s laying a heavy moral blame. Condemnation is used in law, and means the same thing as sentencing; you might have heard a judge say “I condemn you to ten years of hard labor.” Also, a very dangerous building will be sealed up and deemed uninhabitable by an act of condemnation.
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an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable“his uncompromising condemnation of racism”synonyms: disapprobationtypes:interdictan ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular districttype of:disapprovalthe expression of disapproval
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the condition of being strongly disapproved of
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an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some groupsynonyms: curse, execrationtypes:anathemaa formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunicationimprecation, maledictionthe act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)type of:
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(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposedsynonyms: conviction, judgment of conviction, sentencetypes:murder convictionconviction for murderrape convictionconviction for raperobbery convictionconviction for robberytype of:final decision, final judgmenta judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment
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(law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)type of:disapprovalthe act of disapproving or condemning
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In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury imagines a dystopian future in which firemen burn banned books and people are constantly bombarded with mindless entertainment. This classic novel is as powerful and relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1953.
This scathing dramatization of the Salem Witch Trials is also an allegory of Senator Joseph McCarthy's pursuit of Communists in the 1950s.
In this fiery sermon, preached in 1741, theologian Jonathan Edwards details the punishments that sinners can expect to face in the afterlife.