Definition of "maranatha" [mar•a•nath•a]

• “Our Lord cometh;” -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, “May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes.” See Anathema maranatha, under anathema. (noun)

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• "He taught a form of meditation using the word maranatha (Aramaic for "Come, Lord") as a mantra."
• "“If he thought you had in any way played him false,” he later remembered, “you were anathema and maranatha forever.”"
• "“You could offer Clemens offences that would anger other men and he did not mind,” William Dean Howells recalled, “…but if he thought you had in any way played him false, you were anathema and maranatha forever.”"