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Definition
to hate or detest something
- The eternal ocean, from whose fountains flow The seas, the rivers, and the springs below, The thundering voice of Jove abhors to hear, And in his deep abysses shakes with fear.Book 21 (31% in)
- Inglorious here, my soul abhors to stay, And glows with prospects of th' approaching day."Book 13 (33% in)
There are no more uses of "abhor" in The Iliad by Homer - (translated by: Pope).
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