From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Abhor \Ab*hor"\, verb (used without an object) To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with from. [Obs.] ''To abhor from those vices.'' --Udall.
Which is utterly abhorring from the end of all law. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Abhor \Ab*hor"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Abhorred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abhorring}.] [L. abhorrere; ab + horrere to bristle, shiver, shudder: cf. F. abhorrer. See {Horrid}.]
1. To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. --Rom. xii. 9.
2. To fill with horror or disgust. [Obs.]
It doth abhor me now I speak the word. --Shak.
3. (Canon Law) To protest against; to reject solemnly. [Obs.]
I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul Refuse you for my judge. --Shak.
Syn: To hate; detest; loathe; abominate. See {Hate}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn: {loathe}, {abominate}, {execrate}] [also: {abhorring}, {abhorred}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "abhor": abominate, be hostile to, contemn, detest, disapprove of, disdain, disfavor, dislike, disrelish, execrate, hate, hold in abomination, loathe, mislike, not care for, scorn, scout, shudder at, utterly detest
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