All 4 Uses of
abhor
in
The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Edward)
- Of that abhorred race, let not a man
Escape the deadly vengeance of our arms;
No, not the infant in its mother's womb;
No, nor the fugitive; but be they all,
They and their city, utterly destroy'd,
Uncar'd for, and from mem'ry blotted out.†Chpt 1.6abhorred = hated or detested
- Him as the gates of hell my soul abhors,
Whose outward words his secret thoughts belie,
Hear then what seems to me the wisest course.†Chpt 2.9abhors = hates or detests
- Hasten, my fun'ral rites, that I may pass
Through Hades' gloomy gates; ere those be done,
The spirits and spectres of departed men
Drive me far from them, nor allow to cross
Th' abhorred river; but forlorn and sad
I wander through the wide-spread realms of night.†Chpt 2.23abhorred = hated or detested
- For thee I weep, and for myself no less:
For, through the breadth of Troy, none love me now,
None kindly look on me, but all abhor.†Chpt 2.24 *abhor = hate or detest
Definition:
to hate or detest something
Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
As compared to "hate", "despise", or "loathe", "abhor" is often chosen to indicate moral revulsion.
As compared to "hate", "despise", or "loathe", "abhor" is often chosen to indicate moral revulsion.