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Webster 1913 Edition

(?; 277)

Noun.

[L.

detestatio

: cf. F.

détestation

The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing.

We are heartily agreed in our

detestation

of civil war.

Burke.

Noun.

Extreme hatred; abhorrence; with of. The good man entertains uniformly a detestation of sin.

See also: detestation

détestation f ‎(plural détestations)