All 4 Uses of
abhor
in
Job
- 9:30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; 9:31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.†
Chpt 6-10 *
- 19:19 All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me.†
Chpt 16-20
- 30:10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face.†
Chpt 26-30
- 42:6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.†
Chpt 36-42
Definition:
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(abhor) to hate or detest somethingeditor's notes: Synonym Comparison (if you're into word choice):
As compared to "hate", "despise", or "loathe", "abhor" is often chosen to indicate moral revulsion.