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detesteth

detesteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of detest.

Meaning of detest

Verb

detest (third-person singular simple present detests, present participle detesting, simple past and past participle detested)

  1. (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
    • I detest snakes.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
    • The heresy of Nestorius […] was detested in the Eastern churches.1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)

Origin of detesteth

From detest + -eth.

Questions about detesteth

What is detesteth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Detesteth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of detest.

Words near detesteth in the dictionary

  1. detestations
  2. detested
  3. detester
  4. detesters
  5. detestest
  6. detesteth
  7. detesting
  8. detests
  9. detether
  10. detethered
  11. detethering

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