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Maranatha
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) "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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Maranatha'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/maranatha.html. 1828.