abomination

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Old English abominacioun, -cion, Latin abominatio. See abominate

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əbɒmɪˈneɪʃn/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

abomination (plural abominations)

1. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination.
2. That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones.
   • Antony, most large in his abominations. Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, III-vi

[edit] Synonyms

• detestation
• loathing
• abhorrence
• disgust
• aversion
• loathsomeness
• odiousness

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• abomination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] Noun

abomination f. (plural abominations)

1. Something vile and abominable; an abomination.
2. (chiefly religion) Revulsion, abomination, disgust.