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 Ana’na.Anathe’ma. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Anastasia (St.).
 
Her attributes are a stake and faggots, with a palm branch in her hand. The allusion is, of course, to her martyrdom at the stake.   1
 


 Ana’na.Anathe’ma. 

 
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