abomination
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//əˌbɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən//
- États-Unis//əˌbɑ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən//
- //əˌbɑ.məˈneɪ.ʃən//
An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
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An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
Onely th’adulterous Anthony, most large / In his abhominations, turnes you off
Religious sodomy was practised by male prostitutes in the Hebrew temple groves, which was one of the abominations of Israel that Josiah cleared away.
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The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred
- 3
obsolèteA state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution.
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That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred (often with religious undertones).
Appalled by a child she found hideous, Philyra begged the gods to free her from having to rear such an abomination.
Elon Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur, has opened a new rift with Donald Trump by denouncing the US president’s tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination”.
Étymologie
From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin abōminātiō, abōminātiōnem (“abomination”) Doublet of abominatio.
Formes
- pluriel
- abominations
abomination · An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
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