Maranatha

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun "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.