from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Maranatha \Mar`a*nath"a\, n. [Aramaic m[=a]ran ath[=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}.
[1913 Webster]
from
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Maranatha
(1 Cor. 16:22) consists of two Aramean words, Maran'athah,
meaning, "our Lord comes," or is "coming." If the latter
interpretation is adopted, the meaning of the phrase is, "Our
Lord is coming, and he will judge those who have set him at
nought." (Comp. Phil. 4:5; James 5:8, 9.)