anathema
n
1 [U, C] detested person or thing 极讨厌的人或事物
Racial prejudice is (an) anathema to me. 我对种族偏见深恶痛绝.
2 [C] formal declaration of the Christian Church, excommunicating sb or condemning sth as evil (基督教把某人逐出教会或谴责某事物为邪恶的)咒诅.
Even if one didn't know from concrete examples (the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce if from general principles.