Definition of Abhorent
Ab*hor"rent (&?;), a. [L. abhorens,
-rentis, p. pr. of abhorrere.] 1.
Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence,
strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.
The persons most abhorrent from blood and
treason.
Burke.
The arts of pleasure in despotic courts
I spurn abhorrent.
Clover.
2. Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent;
-- followed by to. "Injudicious profanation, so
abhorrent to our stricter principles." Gibbon.
3. Detestable. "Pride, abhorrent as it
is." I. Taylor.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.
Quotations
*The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason - Burke
*The arts of pleasure in despotic courts I spurn abhorrent - Clover
- Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; -- followed by to.
Quotations
*Injudicious profanation, so abhorrent to our stricter principles. Gibbon.
- Detestable
Quotations
*Pride, abhorrent as it is - I. Taylor
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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