Definitions for: Abomination

[n] an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorence; "his treatment of the children is an abomination"
[n] hate coupled with disgust
[n] a person who is loathsome or disgusting

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: abhorrence, detestation, execration, loathing, odium

See Also: disgust, evildoing, hate, hatred, human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul, transgression

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