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Definitions for abhorrence
æbˈhɔr əns, -ˈhɒr-ab·hor·rence
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Princeton's WordNet
abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, loathing, odiumnoun
hate coupled with disgust
Wiktionary
abhorrencenoun
Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing.
abhorrencenoun
A person or thing that is loathsome.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Abhorrencenoun
Etymology: from abhor.
It draws upon him the just and universal hatred and abhorrence of all men here; and, finally, subjects him to the wrath of God, and eternal damnation hereafter. Robert South, Serm.
He knew well that even a just and necessary offence does, by giving men acquaintance with war, take off somewhat from the abhorrence of it, and insensibly dispose them to farther hostilities. Decay of Piety.
Abhorrencynoun
The same with Abhorrence.
The first tendency to any injustice that appears, must be suppressed with a show of wonder and abhorrency in the parents and governours. John Locke, on Education, § 110.
Wikipedia
Abhorrence
Abhorrence is a Finnish death metal band originally formed in 1989.
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abhorrence
Abhorrence is a feeling of intense repulsion, dislike, or hatred towards something, usually accompanied by a desire to avoid or reject it.
Webster Dictionary
Abhorrencenoun
extreme hatred or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike
Wikidata
Abhorrence
Abhorrence was a Finnish death metal band.
The Roycroft Dictionary
abhorrence
1. A pronounced feeling of dislike in the presence of what is superior or unattainable. 2. To discover one's real self and to slander somebody or something else in revenge. 3. A form of hate that suffers from _mal de mer_.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of abhorrence in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of abhorrence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of abhorrence in a Sentence
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.
It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer their minds to grovel and creep in infancy, they will grovel all their lives.
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- отвращениеBulgarian
- afskyDanish
- Ekel, AbscheuGerman
- aborrecimiento, repugnancia, odioSpanish
- iljetys, inho, kammoFinnish
- répulsion, aversionFrench
- fuathIrish
- ಅಸಹ್ಯKannada
- afkeerDutch
- wstrętPolish
- aversão, repugnância, horrorPortuguese
- abhorare, repugnanță, aversiuneRomanian
- отвраще́ние, омерзе́ниеRussian
- kinh tởmVietnamese
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