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maranatha definition

mara·natha (mar′ə nat̸h′ə)

noun

an invocation to the Lord, sometimes regarded as forming, with the preceding anathema (in 1 Cor. 16:22), an intensified curse or malediction

Etymology: ME < ML(Ec) < Gr(Ec), assumed to be < Aram māranā thā, O Lord, come, but prob. false transliteration of Heb moḥorām atta, you are put under the ban

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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