Abomination Definition
ə-bŏmə-nāshən
abominations
noun
abominations
Abhorrence; disgust.
American Heritage
An abominating; great hatred and disgust; loathing.
Webster's New World
A cause of abhorrence or disgust.
American Heritage
Anything hateful and disgusting.
Webster's New World
An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
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abomination
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abominationsOrigin of Abomination
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First attested around 1350. From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin abōminātiō (“abomination”); ab (“away from”) + ōminārī (“prophesy, foreboding”), from ōmin (“omen”).
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