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单词 abominate
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You got me out of this place and here’s your reward; you’re everything we jointly abominate. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z
She knows his tastes, his desires and reprehensions – "beans he abominates" – and follows his progress, his growth in years and learning, with an almost maternal eye. Orpheus: The Song of Life by Ann Wroe ? review 2011-07-29T22:00:40Z
An early supporter of Nelson Mandela – he sent him books in prison – Astor abominated apartheid, supported the Nagas of north-east India, and famously denounced Anthony Eden over Suez in 1956. David Astor: The pioneering editor who loved an underdog 2011-04-02T23:09:52Z
Nor was he remotely touchy-feely — a locution he would have abominated — apparently shrinking even from handshakes and hugs. Superb Oddities: Robert Gottlieb Reviews a Biography of Edward Gorey 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z
This Dinocrates had been my brother in the flesh, seven years old, who being diseased with ulcers of the face had come to a horrible death, so that his death was abominated of all men. The Birth of Europe 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
In my capacity as a libertarian pundit, it is my solemn duty to abominate Washington. Opinion | Block parties, the census and women’s soccer: Nine things to celebrate this July 4 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z
To compound the irony, the American Social Security system that these 19th-century radicals abominate is modeled on the public pension policy of Wilhelmine Germany’s conservative chancellor Otto von Bismarck. Libertarians hijacked the right: How free-market zealots doomed American conservatism 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z
He abominated cant, and loathed low tricks which no one who wished to be regarded as honourable would resort to in order to gain a special end.  The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales 2012-04-27T02:00:33.040Z
I know everybody uses scent nowadays, but my mother, whose sense of smell is even more acute than her hearing, abominates scent. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z
There's many such in the States; in my thinking, they are all Germans--every mother's son of them; and I tell you frankly, I abominate them all without discrimination. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z
To turn from as illÐomened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all impiety. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z
Because it stands for those things I abominate. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z
Bess flushed a trifle, for her “plumpness”—she abominated the word “stout” and avoided it as if it were the plague—was rather a tender point with her. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z
I fear, The Gladstonian minnow is popular here,— It's a bait I abominate wholly. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-17T03:00:35.863Z
They belonged to the fast modern world, which the Squire abominated. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z
Jesters, and soothsayers, and storytellers, scurrilous songs, shows and games, they contemptuously despise and abominate as vanities and mad follies. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z
I abominate a machine filled with filthy eggs; it actually hurts my feelings to handle them. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z
You abominate women, you who have had thousands of them!... The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z
Why then shall he not justly avenge that evil which he abominates? The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z
He was a decayed foreigner, and she abominated decayed foreigners. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z
Probably in disgust at the ingratitude and imbecility of his flock, Recafred embraced the creed of Islam, and died cursed and abominated by the people whose utter extinction he had averted. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z
As for society and things like that, I abominate them.” The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z
That would be a sign of weakness, an act of politeness, and they abominate politeness, except in other people. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z
Oh, how I hate, abominate, detest, and abhor, these perpetual talkers, disputants, controverters, and duellers of the tongue! Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love 2011-10-08T02:00:22.420Z
I abominate masonry as an enemy of the Church and as a society condemned by the Church. The Katipunan or The Rise and Fall of the Filipino Commune 2011-10-03T02:00:24.600Z
I abominate those insolent Parisians, those chasers of kings. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z
I am not a sentimentalist by any means, yet I abominate wanton cruelty. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z
Well, I abominate her, and she knows it. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z
And since the Parliament has condemned them, and desired the King that they might be stopped, all the kingdom do abominate them. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z
Being Blue, you see, the Post affected to abominate United States’ Republicanism and all the American institutions. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z
We blame nobody for being anti-slavery, but we do abominate fanatical abolitionism. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z
"Oh, my lord, you will abominate me and drive me away from you." The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z
I rarely abominate anybody, and I think she knows that also. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z
Either you enjoy Wagner's music or you abominate it, either you appreciate old masters or they are to you daubs, either you are in tune to laughter or it seems to you the veriest folly. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z
If I had, Miss Helen, I should not loathe and abominate her hypocrisy as I now do. The Vicar of Wrexhill 2011-07-13T02:00:20.177Z
“Mere holding forth,” he declared, “I utterly detest, abominate, and abjure.” Dickens English Men of Letters 2011-07-13T02:00:19.017Z
Mary Coyne was a good wife and a faithful mother, but she abominated a pipe in the living room; and she tolerated slippers only when they were of her own choosing. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z
He's right: geeks and early adopters revel in difficulty; ordinary users abominate it. Why Google + social?networking =?electric wok 2011-07-09T23:04:11Z
The more a man loves his religion the more he abominates all others. The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z
And in the same way there has been much maudlin sentimentality wasted on sexual perverts, as if most of these men could not avoid the actions that the rest of humanity abominates. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z
The fellah is laborious in the fields, and abominates absence from his occupations, which generally means loss of money to him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z
I could never approve in thy uncle this machine for spiritual ductility; besides, I have for all wax puppets such an abominating, shuddering dread. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z
I hate every tomb—I abominate wills, And rather than tears from the world to implore, I would ask of the crows with their vampire bills To devour every bit of my carcass impure. The Flowers of Evil 2011-05-15T02:00:07.523Z
I will not tell you that I have studied the question of social reforms profoundly, but I abominate this society which has just betrayed France in so dastardly a way. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z
Even if this were ever accomplished the irregularities of the coast are so pronounced that there would be few opportunities for those who abominate the sea-front of the Brighton type to complain. France 2011-03-27T02:00:11.847Z
The bourgeoisie, the nobility, the clergy—all abominate the Republic. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z
He meant the Counsellor of Arts, Fraischd�rfer, whom he, with an artist's obstinacy, eternally abominated, because the Counsellor painted worse and criticised better than himself. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z
I abominate passion and wit makes me ill. The Flowers of Evil 2011-05-15T02:00:07.523Z
It was in a most dreary, cold, wind-stricken district, and was especially selected on that account by Lady Jones, because of its extreme contrast to the India which she abominated. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z
"If there is anything in this world I abominate, it is a family quarrel," continued Noah, fixing his gaze upon the dark waters of the creek. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z
As to the passages you adduce," he says to his opponents, "they abominate not the worship paid to our Images, but that of the Greeks, who made them gods. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine 2011-01-31T03:00:14.710Z
For a moment longer Martin-Roget hesitated: he abominated this suggestion of becoming a mere instrument in the hands of this man whom he still would have affected to despise—had he dared. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z
"There's tons of the stuff there, and I always did abominate it!" The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z
The gods love the soul of a man; often, they will frankly accost it; but they abominate his body; and will forever cut it dead, both here and hereafter. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z
Not much; almost sheer waste, and I hate waste‌—‌abominate it. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z
In a word, the Yankee despised the Dutchman and the Dutchman abominated the Yankee. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z
It is a belief that God not only abominates the act of the misbeliever, but will not hold us guiltless if we leave him unmolested. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z
This alone do I abominate,—that this confession has been subjected to the despotism and extortion of the pontiffs. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z
I loathe you in your complacent hypocrisy, Mr Carlyle, despise and utterly abominate you from an eminence of superiority that you can never even understand.” Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z
For they, abominating all images, worshipped God only by fire.” The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z
"Don't I abominate that bloodhound Bonaparte as much as he does?" Regina or the Sins of the Fathers
While she abominated the medieval monarchy which oppressed the Cubans, she did not want our politicians and industrialists to use the liberation of that island as a pretext for their imperial aggrandizement. Emma Goldman Biographical Sketch
Followed a volley of sneezing and thereafter a feeble voice—"The which reminds me sir we must drink tea——" "But I abominate tea, Tom." Our Admirable Betty A Romance
Altogether, the refreshments affect the sober system, and I am afraid your provender here will have to suffer for it I abominate the trash and sweet-stuff they feed a fellow with at parties. L'Arrabiata and Other Tales
We live in an age of crinoline, and you know how I abominate that dress; I admit my aversion is abnormal, perhaps exaggerated, but I cannot overcome it. The Progressionists, and Angela.
"I do abominate a perverse young woman," he said. Ayala's Angel
This was Anthony, who abominated the whole sex and could be goaded into actual rage by repeated suggestions that one of his wealth and standing should marry! In And Out
I loathe and abominate the country, sir—so rude and savage! Our Admirable Betty A Romance
They don’t like the prayer-meetings; they abominate them; if the minister will only lecture and entertain, that would suit them. Secret Power or the Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work
He hated tears, and scenes he frankly abominated. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident
Tramps he abominated and, not content with driving them from our own premises, roared them away from every back door on the hill. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road
He was enthusiastic on the subject of French literature, but the manufactures of the pupils of the Beaux Arts he professed to abominate. The Truth About Tristrem Varick A Novel
Yet she did not, she could not, abominate and hate this man. The Blind Man's Eyes
I just abominate these scrupulously clean men who saturate the atmosphere with Jockey Club; it is too much like 'shop.' Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter
"I abominate the sight of them so much," he has already told Moore, "that I have always had the greatest respect for the character of Herod!" A Day with Lord Byron
But, generally speaking, he was abominated as a power of evil, and his figure was often obliterated on the monuments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
"I touch," he says, "with reluctance, and despatch with impatience, a more odious vice, of which modesty rejects the name, and nature abominates the idea." A Problem in Modern Ethics being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion, addressed especially to Medical Psychologists and Jurists
The Angel abominated compo; hoping she knew what real light was. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)
Goethe abominated smoking, though he was a German. Methods of Authors
How the two girls abominated him!—the one because he had murdered her love, the other because he had loved her. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries
That this was rare in the ancient world and generally abominated both by Jews and Greeks made it seem to Paul the more imperative that this stain on the Christian church should be removed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume"
This we shall do, not by private assassination, which we abhor and abominate; but by the levying of open war. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway
Which made it plain to me that he had something on his mind: and that something—oh, how I did abominate that Mr. Truepenny. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853)
By common consent, all novels were banished from the circle, as Napoleon inveterately abominated every work of that kind. Josephine Makers of History
I abominate Communism, because it is a denial of freedom, and I cannot understand anything human without freedom. Anarchism A Criticism and History of the Anarchist Theory
They are hypocrites, rapacious and cruel; on this account they abominate love. Sónnica
Everything thereafter is delightful, if we except the climate of San Francisco, which he abominates as windy and extreme in its daily changes, and the social system which prevails under Brigham Young. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877.
“I don’t mind,” said the Belovéd Vagabond, “I don’t mind the frank dungheap outside a German peasant’s kitchen window; but what I loathe and abominate is the dungheap hidden beneath Hedwige’s draper papa’s parlor floor.” Our Southern Highlanders
The widow said she abominated drugs, and never took them. Hand and Ring
They cause the Tartars to delight in a diet of milk, and the American Indian to abominate it. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition
Christianity is abominated both in life and in literature, even under the form of believing Protestantism. The History of Freedom
As I abominated the man’s trade, so I had expected to detest the man himself; and behold, I liked him. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)
I have no pretensions to morality; and I confess I have always abominated the lamb, and nourished a romantic feeling for the wolf. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)
But I heartily abominate and reject the idea of reprinting The Pentland Rising. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)
It was not to be supposed that the soldiers had any tenderness for the Christians, but they abominated and despised the rabble of the town. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century
Both agreed in abominating the present state of Affairs. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816)
I must tell you, however, much as I loathed and abominated cats, I never killed one. Byways of Ghost-Land
“Sir Joseph abominated black; and besides, few people wear mourning in England during the war.” The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards
If there was anything under the sun the madame abominated it was love-letters. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love
She abominated the man with his sleek smile, his oily manner and his tempestuous profanity when he thought himself beyond her hearing. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America
God abominates a false balance, and delights in a just weight. In Times Like These
Few knew of his misfortune, and none abominated it more than himself. Byways of Ghost-Land
I abominate newspapers in a drawing room––or muddy shoes,” she added, looking at his own. The Gorgeous Girl
All fancy-caps with whalebone, falling tops, angular projections, &c., are utterly abominate; we pin our faith to the quiet, unsophisticated, gentlemanlike cap worn by our officers: it beats almost any other head-dress in the world. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845
"There is what I abominate, Se�or Samson," Sancho sustained him. The Story of Don Quixote
I grieve for you more than I can say, for I hate and abominate these murderous Inquisitors, whose hearts are filled with naught but torment and murder. In the Days of Drake
Of these, fried eggplants and cabbage boiled with corn-beef on the American system of boiling, that is to say, cooking, I abominate the most. The Book of Khalid
The thought of orders, for which his friends intended him, had been abandoned; law he abominated; writing for the newspaper press seemed the only resource.  Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803
On the walls of the room were hung numerous cheap biblical prints—the very things he abominated most. When Dreams Come True
I say then, let not only all Witchcrafts be duly abominated with us, but also let us be duly watchful against all the Steps leading thereunto. The Wonders of the Invisible World Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches
He abominates Pope's Homer, and groans to think how it has corrupted the English ear by its long domination in our schools. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845
But truly, I abominate this business of ‘cashing,’ as it were, the ruins and remains, the ashes and dust, of our ancestors. The Book of Khalid
No wonder that the ideal Italian abominates the Croat. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge
By reason of this stinginess, his daughter was 23 made to suffer so much that she abominated her father. The Scarlet Feather
“I have always abominated it, as you may have observed,” said Oliver. The Rough Road
He abominated writing, and preferred to read only that which Nature held out for his perusal. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies
But, here I am, with no work and nobody I can love; nay, chained to a task which I now abominate. The Book of Khalid
Now if there is anything a downright English yeoman abominates more than all the rest it is any approach to the "parish." The Toilers of the Field
Definitely, abominating the wheel, he rent it to bits in his imagination, experiencing the joy of the convict who passes out through the door of his prison and breathes the air of freedom. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan
And here he runs out against me, as if I held that the Parliament is not to meddle with religion, an assertion which I abominate. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)
He loved a fighter and abominated a coward, and, on the whole, his men couldn't help but like him. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865
They hate and abominate it, each and every one of them. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.
Especially when we consider how readily these personal qualities prove themselves to the general understanding, and how cheerfully they are always allowed by jealous and abominating competitors! The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2
She had remained unmarried, abominating the world after certain deceptions in her youth for which Jaime's father had been responsible. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan
There was once a compliance between the nobles of Judah and the Samaritans, which I hope you do not read of without abominating the thing: You find it, Neh. vi. The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)
I had no use for the hospital, wouldn't go there, and abominated the idea of taking medicine. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865
Mere holding forth "I utterly detest, abominate, and abjure." The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870
He differed from some of his neighbors in that he abominated pirates and would have given them short shift. Blackbeard: Buccaneer
"I deplore, repudiate, condemn, reprove, detest, execrate, and abominate my errors, past, present, and future," he said. The Miracle Of The Great St. Nicolas 1920
I don't like the place, and I don't like the people, and I abominate the service! The Snowshoe Trail
He will lift your will and make it fix upon the good and abominate the evil, and through the whole being He will pour a great tide of strength which shall cover all the weakness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
They abominated all pleasures and pursuits which diverted their minds from the contemplation of God, or the reality of a future state. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
The motive is to deter any one from the class of acts which is especially abominated. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
It is no wonder the godly abominate such men who are God's enemies and the land's plague. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
"I perfectly abominate that woman," she said, going back to the hearth rug. Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's
He would scheme and ponder all the day long, but he abominated the labour of putting his ideas into tangible shape. The History of "Punch"
By nature of a silent disposition, he abominated social functions of all sorts. No Man's Land
"For it is well known that Peris and such delicate beings live upon sweet odours as food; but all evil spirits abominate perfumes." The Thing from the Lake
The apostle abominates this,—“God forbid,” he detests it, as impious and sacrilegious; “yea, we establish it.” The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
I was going to say that he could not call his soul his own; but that would be a Catachresis, and I hate and abominate every thing which begins with cat. Olla Podrida
She abominates the very sound of his voice, and nothing would reconcile her to him but his taking the mass and abjuring the errors of Calvin. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851
This is a religion that quite unhinges all piety, all morality, all conversation, and to be abominated by all mankind. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5
And, just between you and me, I will say that I abominate honesty in other people. The Love Affairs of an Old Maid
He abominated erudite women, and had the scorn of the financial mind for the superfluous attributes of the intellectual. The Californians
I abominate sarcasm, and cannot tolerate sarcastic people. The Gorilla Hunters
If there's anything I despise and abominate it's a breaker of dates. Prudence Says So
I have no bowels for hypocrisy, and I abominate and detest kingship. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection
Of all vices, I abominate imposition the most. Rattlin the Reefer
I detest and abominate the idea of a Siberian dinner, where you just look on fiddle-faddles, while your dinner is behind a screen, and you are served with rations like a pauper. Gryll Grange
Molly in tears on her mother's breast, Amilcare on his knees, the neighbours at the door: Master Lovel, good man, abominated such scenes. Little Novels of Italy
He hated, he loathed, he abominated the man who looked up at him. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo
I abominate and detest hangmanship; but in certain stages of society both are necessary. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection
I abominate—I loathe you—most contemptible, yet most ineffable liar!” Rattlin the Reefer
He really detests, abjures, and abominates as impious and heretical, without a trace of mental reservation, the worship of the great goddess Dulness. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)
The more he abominated them the longer they grew. Watch Yourself Go By
If there is one thing above another that he abominates, it is having to wait for a woman to get ready to go somewhere. Tabitha's Vacation
We abominate the Deities who patronize them, and we hurl down the images of the monsters. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection
I abominate and adore it all in the same breath. With Those Who Wait
In common with most men, they abominated an outré style of dressing and too much jewellery, and above all such finery at sea. The Hippodrome
That's what I tell her, but she says the Indians were Boeotian, and the landscape, as I describe it, had the crude coloring of the Newlyn school, which she abominates. The Captain of the Kansas
Some suppose Scylla to have been a dangerous rock; and that it was abominated on account of the frequent shipwrecks. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)
They abominated images, and made the Sun and Fire emblems of the Deity. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
I shall have proved myself exactly the sort of person he abominates. Set in Silver
These two worthies, instead of being, as we imagined in Paris, the best of friends, abominate each other. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
Accordingly, in the lower immensity they painted and shadowed forth the lurid and dusky image of hell, gathering around it all that was most abominated and awful. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life
Ah have heard of this abhorant practise that has come as a part of this mercenary age, and, suh, Ah abominate both it and the man who would be guilty of such an act!' Blister Jones
He abominates work with such a crowning intensity, that the very pretence of it is a torture to him. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 437 Volume 17, New Series, May 15, 1852
Erasmus particularly abominated the German inns, where a large living and dining room would be heated to a high temperature by a stove around which travelers would dry their steaming garments. The Age of the Reformation
As yet—I say it with regret—for I abominate war and Prussians, and there is much which I like in the French—this lesson has not been learnt. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
But I resented their uncouth commercial gallantry almost as much as I abominated their trying to bully my True Love. The Prairie Wife
There were cocktails to begin with, though Shelby had intimated more than once that he abominated the bourgeois American habit of indulging in such poison. The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story
For my part I abominate sights, and all people who want to look at them. Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Lord Clarendon has said that it was a massacre that all pious Catholics, in the time in which it was committed, decried, abominated, and detested. Lectures on Modern history
Oh, Prudence, I know you'll despise and abominate me all the rest of your life, and everybody will, and I deserve it. Prudence of the Parsonage
He abominates ragtime, and I have rather a weakness for it. The Prairie Wife
How I abominate," said Mildred, "all those devices for spirting water out of the mouths of animals! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847
Cocktails he abominated—and in fact strong spirits were almost as evil as wine and beer were good. Gilbert Keith Chesterton
One of the most distinguished was the great Duke of Wellington, who abominated smoking, and was annoyed by the increase of cigar-smoking among officers of the army. The Social History of Smoking
I hate daggers, and abominate snakes, and always did. Samantha at the World's Fair
We abominated the creature and could not deny the luminous truth of his contentions. The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" A Tale Of The Forecastle
"I shall be delighted to have your company," she responded, frankly meeting his eyes, "but longer delay will probably make us late, and I abominate that." Beth Norvell A Romance of the West
The Universities, then, sprang out of mediaeval life, out of the mediaeval mind; and the mediaeval mind had for centuries been taught to abominate literature. On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914
Through these caverns nauseous and fetid stenches exhale, which good spirits flee from because they abominate them, but evil spirits seek for them because they delight in them. Heaven and its Wonders and Hell
Still, until conditions alter, it would be even more contrary to my principles to distribute my money in charity which I abominate, or to weaken good causes by unwholesome and unearned contributions to them. A People's Man
He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement, and intrigue, either in a prince or a minister. Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World
If one had asked any 'modern' of the seventeenth century to name the 'ancient' doctrine he most abominated, he would most likely have replied, 'Substantial form'. Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil
Bessie reddened; she had an almost irresistible desire to say something gruff—she abominated these compliments. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax
All which gave occasion to the Emperor Julian, as Cyril relates, to accuse the Christians in this manner: Your adding to that antient dead man, Jesus, many new dead men, who can sufficiently abominate? Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John
Those who abominated the surplice had looked with aversion on the academical hood. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century
But it was raining hard, and I abominate week-ends; and Suzanne's relatives are well-meaning folk who always want to arrange your day for you. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-01
Above all he abominated revivals, he knew too much of the greater apathy that welled in their hysterical wake. Secret Bread
And I too hate and abominate these iniquitous laws that persecute men's bodies for what they hold with their minds and souls. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn A Story of the Days of the Gunpowder Plot
As for the Women students, they one and all abominate it. On The Art of Reading
Here God abominates the mere external performance of acts of worship as an outrage and a crime that is perpetrated against His holy name. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation
They were what the English now are, Wise, Modest, Brave, Human, Loyal, Publick-spirited, capable of governing their own, and conquering other Kingdoms; Hospitable to Strangers: They encourag'd Merit, and abominated Flattery. A Voyage to Cacklogallinia With a Description of the Religion, Policy, Customs and Manners of That Country
Presently standing by his abominated motorcycle on a lonely moonlit road, the Baron adjusted his leather cap and stroked his beard. Diane of the Green Van
Some of you are held in bondage by some habit that you abominate, but cannot get away from. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII
They fed on flesh, and sacrificed men after the manner of the Phœnicians, and were called Shepherds by the Egyptians, who lived only on the fruits of the earth, and abominated flesh-eaters. The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended To which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great
And yet—she isn't the kind that abominates babies, as such. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson)
"All my life I've abominated it—yes, the very thought of it." Nicky-Nan, Reservist
She abominated it; but in conversation, especially between a man and a woman who find themselves alone, it is useful. Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers
"Certainly, if you will have it so—though I abominate hurry in all things." Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces.
I touch with reluctance and despatch with impatience a more odious vice, of which modesty rejects the name, and nature abominates the idea. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04
Neil asked, with a shudder, as he thought of wearing about his person an obnoxious leek, whose odor he abominated. Bessie's Fortune A Novel
Intemperance he especially abominated, and frowned upon the degrading vice alike in prince or peasant. The Empire of Russia
I abominate what are called popular lectures for that very reason. Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers
I shall abominate you, I shall not let you come into my sight! Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces.
I abominate going out with a stupid man; but there was no other to go with, so it was an absolute necessity, because go I must. The Inner Sisterhood A Social Study in High Colors
When, however, Emmy reappeared with that most domestic of sweets, a bread pudding, Jenny's face fell once more; for of all dishes she most abominated bread pudding. Nocturne
"You abominate the south and its races, that is evident," said the Abbé, laughing. The Cathedral
He was particularly astonished at one of the chiefs of Catubig, a man who lived, under the natural law, without blame and had good principles, one of which was to abominate polygamy. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55 1601-1604 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
Hume was a typical child of one aspect of the eighteenth century in his hatred of enthusiasm, and the form in which he most abominates it is religious. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham
All around the door and window frames I used a two-inch border of ivy leaves, also of waterproof paper, and although I usually abominate borders I loved this one. The House in Good Taste
"The truth is that I was clean mad about her," he said, "about Madame Alta—but it's over now, and I abominate everything that has ever set foot on the stage." The Wheel of Life
Bursting with his own self, he wished himself unending and dreamed his theory of eternal recurrence, a sorry counterfeit of immortality, and, full of pity for himself, he abominated all pity. Tragic Sense Of Life
His right eye was still weak from the effects of a powder explosion; and whenever it bothered him he wore a single glass, abominating, as all soldiers do, the burden of spectacles. The Goose Girl
We abominate Louis the Fourteenth and Empire styles at the moment, because curves and super-ornamentation are out of fashion; whether they are really bad or not, time alone can tell. Etiquette
I abominate the uninitiated vulgar, and keep them at a distance. The Works of Horace
You see you've identified yourself with a school I particularly abominate. The Divine Fire
And since the Parliament hath condemned them, and desired the king that they might be stopped, all the kingdom do abominate them. Political Pamphlets
They brought him in return a certain homage founded on his admirable appreciation of their merits and tempered by their sense of his dealings with the past they abominated. The Tree of Heaven
He, himself, wrote idly enough at times: he did not shrink from the phrase, “literary man,” abominated by Mr. Birrell. The Art of Letters
It fights with its back to the sunrise under a banner of darkness, but even when we abominate it most we cannot but marvel at its endurance. The Pleasures of Ignorance
Against this rapid adoption of the abominated system many of the Whigs protested, and Lincoln found himself supporting before his constituents the tactics he had once warmly opposed. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896
The gentlest Protestant can see, with dry eyes, Lord Stourton excluded from parliament, though he would abominate the most distant idea of personal cruelty to Mr. Petre. Sydney Smith
And since the Parliament hath condemned them, and desired the King that they might be stopped, all the kingdom do abominate them. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 06 The Drapier's Letters
I don't believe in honeymoons and particularly I abominate the inhuman custom of giving wedding presents. Murder in Any Degree
Earl Russell has no especial love for your Union, but he abominates negro slavery, and is very reluctant to acknowledge a new slave-owning government. Recollections of a Long Life An Autobiography
Now, I abominate railroads and I loathe ships. As Seen By Me
She might be in love, and then how she must abominate the business, and detest him! Paul Faber, Surgeon
Coronado, unmilitary though he was, and heartily as he abominated the Lieutenant, saw the wisdom of submitting to the latter's discipline, and made all his people submit. Overland
I abominate commercials, but they know how to feed. True Tilda
Leclair had come to the death of all deaths he would have most abominated, death by ruse at the hands of an Arab. The Flying Legion
The only chance of human beings getting on at all, or improving at all, is that they should detest what is detestable, as they abominate a bad smell. Father Payne
The Duke will be getting a divorce, for he doth abominate a fat woman. Mistress Penwick
They have no objection to try gradually, quietly, and gently, to turn the tide of evil into a good and holy channel, but they hate and abominate anything in the shape of strong measures. The King's Cup-Bearer
I tell you I detest and abominate every thing French. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843
What was exceptional, however, in his state of mind was that, while abominating the institution, he was able to give a sympathetic understanding to the opinions and to the prejudices of the slave-owners. Abraham Lincoln
I abominate all men; I abominate them, because I know them so well. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel
Fresh meat, and, indeed, meat of any kind except pork, he abominates. A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910
I abominate the idea of equality, and to be mentally slapped on the shoulder and told I am "a good fellow." From a Girl's Point of View
Landor.—I despise and abominate the Italians; and I have taken some pains to show it in various ways. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843
I abominate meddlers and will have nothing to say, even if after I tell you what my motives are, you refuse to answer my questions. Madcap
Toni, who abominated railway journeys on account of his torpid immovability, now had to abandon the Mare Nostrum and suffer the torture of remaining twelve hours crowded in with strange persons. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel
The professor did not wish to be superintended, he wanted to take cold in comfort without being asked how he took it, and he abominated preserves; to all of which Jane was supremely indifferent. A Williams Anthology A Collection of the Verse and Prose of Williams College, 1798-1910
I abominate those people who are always right. From a Girl's Point of View
The Greenlander detests turtle soup as much as we abominate train oil. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 533, February 11, 1832
No Brahmin could abominate your meal more than I do. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
But, no! society casts you out; man abominates you. Caleb Williams Or Things as They Are
The honorable gentleman abominates it, because it does not prohibit the importation of slaves, and because it does not secure the continuance of the existing slavery! The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4
Then he discovered that he hated her, abominated her with all the force of his mind and muscles and nerves. The Aspirations of Jean Servien
I touch with reluctance, and despatch with impatience, a more odious vice, of which modesty rejects the name, and nature abominates the idea. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4
If there is a word in the dictionary under any letter from A to Z that I abominate, it is energy. Our Mutual Friend
I paid no heed to them, but went and sat with the sellers of strange gods, who by reason of their craft are abominated A House of Pomegranates
The honorable gentleman abominates it, because it does not prohibit the importation of slaves, and because it does not secure the continuance of the existing slavery! The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4
He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement, and intrigue, either in a prince or a minister.  Gulliver's Travels
Yet now, strange to say, this once abominated personage is spoken of with no slight degree of respect.  Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society
Our sermon books are shut up when Miss Crawley arrives, and Mr. Pitt, whom she abominates, finds it convenient to go to town. Vanity Fair
I came to Germany abominating the English and burning to strike a blow for you. Greenmantle
He abominated them all; it was an old feud, from the time he first went to sea, an unlicked cub with a great opinion of himself, in the engine-room. The End of the Tether
I have no pretensions to morality; and I confess I have always abominated the lamb, and nourished a romantic feeling for the wolf.  Prince Otto, a Romance
Therefore the angry gods abominate Our litanies and our burnt offerings; Therefore no birds trill out a happy note, Gorged with the carnival of human gore. Oedipus Trilogy
V. hate, detest, abominate, abhor, loathe; recoil at, shudder at; shrink from, view with horror, hold in abomination, revolt against, execrate;scowl &c. Roget's Thesaurus
I always think that no mutual--" "Oh! dear Mrs Croft," cried Mrs Musgrove, unable to let her finish her speech, "there is nothing I so abominate for young people as a long engagement. Persuasion
If there was one thing upon earth more than another which at this particular time of my life I abominated with unmitigated and ineffable disgust, it was the frequent recurrence of these eternal church-meetings. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
The process of nibbing and shaving is one which I always abominated, and for years past I have taken refuge under the Perryian pens. The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens With a Description of the Manufacturing Process by Which They Are Produced
I don't know what Scrope Davies2 meant by telling you I liked Children, I abominate the sight of them so much that I have always had the greatest respect for the character of Herod. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2
These beasts abominate a screaming woman, or any other undue noise. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf
I have known a face not materially disfigured by a few, but he abominates them. Persuasion
"You are unfortunate, but you have always met disaster—so far, with the fortitude of a gentleman, scorning your detractors and—abominating charity." The Amateur Gentleman
"But Rome I do abominate and all its devil's work!" Martin Conisby's Vengeance
Innocent pleasures of what kind soever they held in suspicion and contempt, and innocent mirth they abominated. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier
He felt himself one with certain phases of Moor's thought and feeling; for the rest, however, the robber-chieftain was to be abominated as well as admired. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
They detest and abominate sin, but let me not live if they could define according to art what that is which we call sin, unless perhaps they were inspired by the spirit of the Scotists. The Praise of Folly
The ignorant soldiers really believed me to be that Jew whom Christians most abominate. Tales and Novels — Volume 09
It came of a cumbrous and antiquated pattern, which the infant Hercules may have enjoyed, but which the modern Amy abominated and rejected. What Katy Did Next
Yes," he answered, "I equally abominate the whole tribe of lion, bull, bear, boar, and wolf similes. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey
Independent of the wound which their pride suffered, from the dread of being defeated, they had another reason to abominate me. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3
He mocked at the Senate; he mocked at Bibulus, whom he particularly abominated; he mocked at Pompey and the agrarian law. Caesar: a Sketch
That is why I abominate our modern poets. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography
Even their own furred kittlings, friends, and relations would abominate 'em. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5
It was worse than my mother's house-cleanings at home, which I used to abominate so. Redburn. His First Voyage
At that we may well be disgusted and abominate it. Moral Philosophy
As the winter was coming on, one year, she complained to me that we were not as well supplied with warm night-clothes as two of the nuns she named, whom she said she "abominated." Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published
I would fain abominate the east-wind, . . . . but it persists in doing me kindly offices now and then. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1
I don't know whether I most admire or most abominate you! A Passionate Pilgrim
He abominated the idea but admitted the possibility. The Avalanche
Then let decree Be hotly piled upon decree; in vain will be your labours, You futile rogue abominated by your suffering neighbour To Hecate's feast I yesterday went. Lysistrata
Several of the worst tempered "saints" she held in abhorrence; and I have heard her say, that such and such, she abominated. Awful Disclosures Containing, Also, Many Incidents Never before Published
Aagot listened attentively; he tried to amuse her and came back to the subject of music again, to operatic music, which he simply abominated. Shallow Soil
Mr. Longdon had not made his house, he had simply lived it, and the "taste" of the place—Mitchy in certain connexions abominated the word—was just nothing more than the beauty of his life. The Awkward Age
I have not done the things that the gods abominate. The Book of the Dead
Mrs. Cheever was a very good woman, and she abominated divorces. We Can't Have Everything
In short, plenty of all he abominates and nothing of all he loves. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843
Paris abominates crime, does not approve of the expulsion of the Government, and does not acknowledge the right of the members of the Central Committee to impose its wishes upon us. Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs)
I could not but abominate him when I thought of his conduct; but I pitied the continual gnawing which, under all his deftly-donned disguises, I saw lying at the bottom of his soul. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War
V. hate, detest, abominate, abhor, loathe; recoil at, shudder at; shrink from, view with horror, hold in abomination, revolt against, execrate; scowl &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases
He abominated the necessity of taking his bride through the side door of the court-house to the altar, but he would not give her up. We Can't Have Everything
Now if there is one thing I abominate above all others it is a painted face. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough
Though the lectures brought both money and fame, he abominated the delivery of them. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam
Mr. Gladstone, ever since his last visit to Naples, had abominated the outrages which its government had perpetrated on a gallant and aspiring people, and warmly supported them by his eloquence. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 10 European Leaders
She begins to abominate those forms and ceremonies to which so many were slavishly devoted, and which she regards as superstitious. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07 Great Women
And she abominated the requirement to keep kicking herself in the back of the head. We Can't Have Everything
As a youth I abominated the taste of tobacco. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough
She abominated the new fashions of black and silk. The Wolf's Long Howl
He smoked one cigar slowly, and with evident appreciation; and, as he smoked, he stroked the head of Conan, our Irish setter, an ultra- particular person, who abominated tramps and strangers. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch
Jesters and soothsayers and story-tellers, scurrilous songs, shows, and games, they contemptuously despise and abominate as vanities and mad follies. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa)
But Doctor Mosely honestly abominated divorce; he regretted it almost as much as he regretted the Methodist Episcopal heresies or the perverseness of the low-Church doctrines. We Can't Have Everything
And by fur coats I don't mean those adorned with astrakhan collars, which I abominate. Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough
He would refrain from attending a church where the parson wore a wig; and his italicized praise of a dead friend was that he "was a true New-English man and abominated periwigs." Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
To abominate involves strong moral aversion, as of that which is odious or wicked. The Century Vocabulary Builder
But "the pen is so constantly in my fingers that I abominate the sight of it!" he exclaimed. Hawthorne and His Circle
It might seem strange, that a Christian should look for authority in the practices of the race he so much abominates, instead of the inspired precepts of the Founder of his religion! The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3
We had singing and prayers, and a sermon from C. We did not go to the table d'hôte, for we abominate its long-drawn, endless formalities. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2
History, always abominating lapses, is yet more tender of some places than others. The Prince of India — Volume 01
I abominate all drugs and narcotics, and have always carefully avoided every thing which spurs nature to exertions which it would not otherwise make. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life
I abominate all criminal actions and refuse any kind of participation in them, pitying with all my heart the dupes who have allowed themselves to be deceived. The Social Cancer
Indeed, when she sat still she was rather uncomfortable; and this was her weak point, for her restlessness interfered with sewing and mending, which she abominated. The Revolution in Tanner's Lane
Never before or since have three such words issued from the lips of woman; and in truth, one knows not which most to abominate or to admire—the aspiring princess, or the loving mother. The Caesars
"Sire," said the proud old Earl as he turned from Arnold, refusing his hand, "I know General Arnold, and abominate traitors." A Brief History of the United States
There are two great Popish earls in the north of England, that abominate the very word reformation; I mean the Northumberland and Westmoreland Earls, men of power enough to shake any throne in Christendom. The Abbot
You will find I have made very liberal use of his permission, to alter whatever seemed too favourable to the Church of Rome, which I abominate, were it but for her fasts and penances. The Monastery
Ah, that is a game, even though my angel wife abominates it. The Net
We are no patrons of corporal chastisement, which, on the contrary, as the vilest of degradations, we abominate. The Caesars
What is more, though he seems to have caught her in one of her gay moods, I know that she simply abominates him. Out of the Primitive
But not only did she abominate women with missions; she looked at the subject upon each of its many sides and asked a number of indirect questions of her cousin, Jack Emory. Senator North
He differed from his slaveholding neighbors only in this: they approved the African as a menial, but abominated him as a self-controlling man; he abhorred him in both relations. Bricks Without Straw
Could I feel an affection the most paternal for this poor sufferer, and not abominate her destroyer? Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World
This man is called, 'a root that beareth gall and wormwood,' or a poisonful herb, such an one as is abominated of God, yea, the abhorred of his soul. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
Now that these Publicans were Jews, what follows, but that for this they were a great deal the more abominated of their brethren. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
She abominated particularly the taps, and longed to be obliged in all weathers to go out to the well and wind up the bucket.  Clara Hopgood
When cooked in either way I am devoted to them, but in the way I most frequently come across them I abominate them, for they jeopardise my existence both in this world and the next.  Travels in West Africa
There was one especially whom she abominated worse than the others, a bandy-legged ruffian, who regarded her with a leer that caused her an almost physical nausea. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The heathens, that live like beasts and brutes in many things, do abominate and abhor such wickedness as this. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
Gavard, however, abominated lean women; and would, indeed, only stroke such cats and dogs as were very fat; so that Madame Lecoeur, who was long and withered, failed in her designs. The Fat and the Thin
I do then utterly despise, scorn, and abominate him, and all such as him. La Vendée
While they and those who enjoy them are abominated, gourmandise assumes an altogether different aspect, and becomes almost theological. The Physiology of Taste
There was a riddle in the very atmosphere of the place—and he abominated riddles. The Masquerader
Macaulay's posthumous admiration is all very well, but had they met in life Macaulay would have contrived to unite under one hat nearly everything that Johnson abominated. Through the Magic Door
Into what country soever the Arabs enter, they contrive to render their name and race abominated. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley
Mr. Slack resented emotion, he abominated haste; he had cultivated what he considered to be a thorough commercial deliberation. Rainbow's End
Sydney did not smoke at all, and the entire family abominated cigarettes. Two Boys and a Fortune, or, the Tyler Will
I abominate the Inquisition as much as you do: yet if the King of Spain receives no check like his cousin Louis, I fear he will not be disposed to relax any terrors. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
He pitied the ignorance of the heathen, the credulity of the Mahommedan, the desolateness of the Jew, even the infidelity of the atheist; but he execrated, abhorred, and abominated the Church of Rome. The Kellys and the O'Kellys
He abominated the thought of taking human life, hence when old Mr. Henfrey had been foully done to death in the West End he had at once set to work to discover the actual criminal. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
That is another thing which grows upon me, my dislike of mere chatting: it is not priggish to say it, because I regret and abominate my stupidity in that respect. The Upton Letters
"Oh!" said she, "for my part you know I abominate every thing but pharaoh." The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
But the London vulgar I abominate, root and branch. Born in Exile
I have the reputation of 'independent,' a manner of 'Oh! no, we never mention it, sir,' in the official catalogue, and the one unpardonable Chinese Gordon has been sacked for being 'eccentric,' which Society abominates. The Life of Sir Richard Burton
Frankly, I used you as an illustration of the evils I abominate.' The Odd Women
He abominated Radicalism, and was one of the very few "new" men who supported the old political dynasty of the town. Denzil Quarrier
Paul abominated the social democrats, but he sacrificed himself to spend an hour there with Wilhelm. The Malady of the Century
I could never endure it: I detest and abominate it. The Journal to Stella
At the best of times Richard abominated gossip; and the fact of it having, in the present case, dared to fasten its fangs in some one belonging to him would make him doubly wroth. Australia Felix
He certainly abominated the countess; but his respect for her noble blood was greater than his resentment toward her individually, and he added: "Nevertheless, Gaston, you did your duty." File No. 113
"However, I abominate them; and I will instantly sit down and write to a good friend of mine in France, to smuggle me over a few dozens as a present to my respectable parent." The King's Highway
Kate was so glad when she sat in the carriage that was to take her from the house and the woman she abominated that she could scarcely behave properly. A Daughter of the Land
I do abominate irrelevance, and you know it! The Rosary
The Greeks could not decide whether the Jews worshipped swine or abominated them. The Golden Bough
Don't you think you dislike such things more than—" "Any one must abominate dirt and slovenliness. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations
I do abominate to dance!—could carve Fiddlers and company!  The Love-chase
I despise and abominate him, because he is a man without honor; he knows that I do not love him, and yet he insists upon marrying me. Old Fritz and the New Era
He had made a reading tour with George W. Cable during the winter of 1884-85, but he abominated the platform, and often vowed he would never appear before an audience again. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1835-1866)
If they know Ireland at all, they detest her because of her Catholicism; and, if Ireland knows them, she cannot but distrust and abominate them. Irish Race in the Past and the Present
"I mean to dislike with propriety, and gently to abominate— Mr. Hardie, junior." Hard Cash
I do abominate The fool and all his sex! The Love-chase
And his son-in-law Caesernius was of opinion that the ancients abominated all extinction of fire, because of the relation that it had to the sacred and eternal flame. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
The Waddy also abominates the male Bent, for which, if her other sins do not weigh too heavily, she will eventually go to Heaven.' Under the Deodars
I have no comments, except to say that he has removed all my difficulties, and that now and for evermore I give up and abominate Glen Roy and all its belongings. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
If there's a thing I abominate, it is plans. The Longest Journey
For my part, I abominate all honorable respectable toils, trials, and tribulations of every kind whatsoever. Moby Dick: or, the White Whale
Yea, we abominate those that make mention of their great suppers with too luscious a gust, as men overmuch taken with mean and abject delights. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
A great many people, I know, abominate the roadside sign. The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment
People are all bad, and I abominate them. The Daughter of an Empress
What she really abominated was questions, and she saw that Ansell was turning serious. The Longest Journey
He abominates all the ideas of Mr. Mac Quedy, and settles everything by sentiment and intuition. Crotchet Castle
The evil of that! why the evil of that appears to every eye: the Heathens, that live like Beasts and Bruits in many things, do abominate and abhorr such wickedness as this. Life and Death of Mr. Badman
And our warmth will not have been in vain, if we have succeeded in persuading these men to abominate themselves, and to change their ways. Laws
And therefore, Euthyphro, I do not ask you to prove this; I will suppose, if you like, that all the gods condemn and abominate such an action. Euthyphro
Yet it is good, for it marks a step in the way home, and in the father's arms the prodigal forgets the self he abominates. Lilith, a romance
A small, dapper man, in precisely the type of clothes David most abominated, and wearing light-colored spats, rose from his chair and looked at him with evident surprise. The Breaking Point
Now, ought a man to feel pleasure in seeing another do what he hates and abominates in himself? The Republic
You say that you abominate 'those who are not eager to taste their enemies' blood,' and you seem to mean chiefly their foreign enemies. Laws
He abominated revolutionists, with the instinctive fear of all the rich who have built up a fortune and remember their humble beginnings. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Much as I abominate writing, I would not give up Mr. Collins's correspondence for any consideration. Pride and Prejudice
It had occurred in the course of learning the nature of white men and of learning to abominate them.  Adventure
As I abominated the man's trade, so I had expected to detest the man himself; and behold, I liked him. The Wrecker
Nietzsche took pains to proclaim his Polish origin and abominated Germany, a country, according to him, of middle-class pedants. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
He knew that the resolute soul abominated inactive people, so, under the contagious influence of dominant will-power, he began several new pieces. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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