Thing detested

  • 1Detested — Detest De*test , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detesting}.] [L. detestare, detestatum, and detestari, to curse while calling a deity to witness, to execrate, detest; de + testari to be a witness, testify, testis a witness: cf.… …

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  • 2anathema — /euh nath euh meuh/, n., pl. anathemas. 1. a person or thing detested or loathed: That subject is anathema to him. 2. a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction. 3. a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication …

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  • 3anathema — a•nath•e•ma [[t]əˈnæθ ə mə[/t]] n. pl. mas 1) a person or thing detested or loathed: That subject is anathema to them[/ex] 2) a person or thing condemned to damnation 3) rel an ecclesiastical curse of excommunication 4) any imprecation of divine… …

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  • 4Wales — • Located in the western portion of Great Britain Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Wales     Wales     † …

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  • 5anathema — /əˈnæθəmə / (say uh nathuhmuh) noun (plural anathemas) 1. a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication. 2. any imprecation of divine punishment. 3. a curse; an execration. 4. a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or… …

  • 6detestation — /dee te stay sheuhn/, n. 1. abhorrence; hatred. 2. a person or thing detested. [1375 1425; late ME ( < MF) < L detestation (s. of detestatio), equiv. to detestat(us) (ptp. of detestari to DETEST; see ATE1) + ion ION] * * * …

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  • 7execration — n. 1. Curse, malediction, ban, anathema, imprecation of evil. 2. Detestation, abhorrence, abomination, horror, loathing. 3. Thing detested, abominated, or abhorred, curse, horror …

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  • 8detestation — de•tes•ta•tion [[t]ˌdi tɛˈsteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) abhorrence; hatred 2) a person or thing detested • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME (&LT; MF) &LT; L …

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  • 9detestation — /ditɛsˈteɪʃən/ (say deetes tayshuhn) noun 1. abhorrence; hatred. 2. a person or thing detested …

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