abhorrence

What it means

1. countableuncountableExtreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing; a visceral revulsion toward something repugnant.First known use Mid 17ᵗʰ century.

   My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.

   1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 9, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2012

   1 more example

   The recognition of what pollutes evidently reflects deep-seated abhorrences, whose cause and origin are difficult to discover.

   2018, Dr. Philip J. Budd, David Allen Hubbard, Glenn W. Barker, Numbers, volume 5, page 55

2. countablehistoricalobsoleteAn expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.First known use Late 17ᵗʰ century.
3. countableA person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.First known use Mid 18ᵗʰ century.

   All of them are תובעות abhorrences or abominations, although “adultery and bestiality” are branded as “unclean” (אמט) activities. Because “homosexuality” is classified as one of the “abhorrences,” Milgrom believes the practice was “widespread."

   2022, Sabine Dievenkorn, Shaul Levin, [Re]Gained in Translation I: Bibles, Theologies, and the Politics of Empowerment, page 276

In a sentence

My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.

1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 9, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2012

Where it comes from

From abhorrent + -ence.

First known use: Mid 17ᵗʰ century.