Definition of Abomenation
A*bom`i*na"tion (&?;), n. [OE.
abominacioun, -cion, F. abominatio. See
Abominate.] 1. The feeling of extreme disgust
and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in
abomination.
2. That which is abominable; anything hateful,
wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and
hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution.
Antony, most large in his abominations.
Shak.
3. A cause of pollution or wickedness.
Syn. -- Detestation; loathing; abhorrence; disgust; aversion;
loathsomeness; odiousness. Sir W. Scott.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in abomination.
- That which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution.
- Antony, most large in his abominations. Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, III-vi
- A cause of pollution or wickedness.
French
- abomination
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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