abhorrence

Noun

abhorrence (countable and uncountable, plural abhorrences)

1. Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing; a visceral revulsion toward something repugnant.
   • My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived.1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 9, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2012
   • 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. (countable, historical, obsolete) An expression of abhorrence, in particular any of the parliamentary addresses dictated towards Charles II.
3. (countable) A person or thing that is loathsome; a detested thing.
   • 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