What does abominate mean?
Definitions for abominate
əˈbɒm əˌneɪtabom·i·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
abhor, loathe, abominate, execrateverb
find repugnant
"I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
Wiktionary
abominateverb
To feel disgust towards; to abhor; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
abominateadjective
Abominable; detested
Etymology: * First attested in 1644.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To ABOMINATEverb
To abhor, detest, hate utterly.
Etymology: abominor, Lat.
We are not guilty of your injuries,
No way consent to them; but abhor,
Abominate, and loath this cruelty. Thomas Southerne, Oroonoko.He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement, and intrigue, either in a prince or minister. He could not tell what I meant by secrets of state, where an enemy, or some rival nation, were not in the case. Jonathan Swift, Gulliv. Travels.
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abominate
Abominate refers to detesting something strongly or having an intense feeling of disgust or hatred for something. It usually implies a strong emotional reaction, going beyond mere dislike or disapproval.
Webster Dictionary
Abominateverb
to turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all impiety
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Abominate
ab-om′in-āt, v.t. to abhor: to detest extremely.—adj. Abom′inable, hateful: detestable, an old spelling is Abhom′inable, to agree with a fancied etymology in Lat. ab homine.—n. Abom′inableness.—adv. Abom′inably.—n. Abominā′tion, extreme aversion: anything disgusting or detestable. [L. abomināri, -ātus, to turn from as of bad omen. See Omen.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of abominate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of abominate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- يمقتArabic
- ненавиждам, гнуся се от, отвращавам сеBulgarian
- abominarCatalan, Valencian
- verabscheuenGerman
- απεχθάνομαιGreek
- abominar, detestarSpanish
- kammoksua, inhota, vihataFinnish
- abominerFrench
- detestar, abominarInterlingua
- abominareItalian
- 嫌うJapanese
- verachten, verafschuwenDutch
- føle avskyNorwegian
- abominarPortuguese
- ненави́деть, пита́ть отвраще́ние, выноситьRussian
- avskySwedish
- مکروہUrdu
- căm ghétVietnamese
- naudönVolapük
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