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Meaning of abomination | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
əˌbɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
    countable
  2. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred
    uncountable
  3. A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution.
    obsolete, uncountable
  4. That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred (often with religious undertones).
    countable

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Examples

“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.”
“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”.”

CEFR level

C2
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