abomination

== English == === Alternative forms === abhomination, abominacioun (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin abōminātiō, abōminātiōnem (“abomination”) Doublet of abominatio. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˌbɒ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /əˌbɑ.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /əˌbɑ.məˈneɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: a‧bo‧mi‧na‧tion === Noun === abomination (countable and uncountable, plural abominations) (countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [from ca. 1150–1350] Synonym: perversion (uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [from ca. 1350–1470] Synonyms: abhorrence, aversion, detestation, disgust, loathing, loathsomeness, odiousness (obsolete, uncountable) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution. [ca. 1350–1470 to late 15th c.] (countable) That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred (often with religious undertones). [from ca. 1350–1470] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “abomination”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From Late Latin abōminātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bɔ.mi.na.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === abomination f (plural abominations) something vile and abominable; an abomination (chiefly religion) revulsion, abomination, disgust === Further reading === “abomination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012