From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Detest \De*test"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Detested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detesting}.] [L. detestare, detestatum, and detestari, to curse while calling a deity to witness, to execrate, detest; de + testari to be a witness, testify, testis a witness: cf. F. d['e]tester. See {Testify}.]
1. To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. [Obs.]
The heresy of Nestorius . . . was detested in the Eastern churches. --Fuller.
God hath detested them with his own mouth. --Bale.
2. To hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe; as, we detest what is contemptible or evil.
Who dares think one thing, and another tell, My heart detests him as the gates of hell. --Pope.
Syn: To abhor; abominate; execrate. See {Hate}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" [syn: {hate}] [ant: {love}]
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