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abomination
English
Alternative forms
- abhomination (obsolete)
- abominacioun (obsolete)
Etymology
First attested around 1350. From Middle English abominacioun, from Middle French abomination (“horror, disgust”), from Late Latin ab?min?ti? (“abomination”); ab (“away from”) + ?min?r? (“prophesy, foreboding”), from ?men (“omen”). Doublet of abominatio.abominate +? -ion
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/, /??b?m.??ne?.?n?/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
abomination (countable and uncountable, plural abominations)
- (countable) An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
- (uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- Synonyms: abhorrence, aversion, detestation, disgust, loathing, loathsomeness, odiousness
- (obsolete, uncountable) A state that excites detestation or abhorrence; pollution. [Attested from around 1350-1470 to the late 15th century.]
- (countable) That which is abominable, shamefully vile; an object that excites disgust and hatred; very often with religious undertones. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- Synonym: perversion
Translations
References
- abomination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Etymology
From Late Latin abominationem
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.b?.mi.na.sj??/
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 (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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rancour
English
Etymology
First attested as Middle English rancour in the early 13th century, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancor (“rancidity, grudge, rancor”), from *rance? (“be rotten or putrid, stink”), from which also English rancid.
Noun
rancour (countable and uncountable, plural rancours)
- Britain and Canada spelling of rancor
References
- rancour in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- rankor, rauncour, rancor, rankowre, rancur, rankour
Etymology
From Old French rancor, from Latin rancor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ran?ku?r/, /?rankur/
- (Late ME) IPA(key): /?rank?r/
Noun
rancour
- Jealousy, ire, towards someone; rancour (also as a metaphorical figure)
- (rare) Rancidity; something which smells vile.
- (rare) A belief that one is engaging in wrongdoing.
Descendants
- English: rancour, rancor
- Scots: rancour
References
- “ranc?ur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-30.
Old French
Noun
rancour f (oblique plural rancours, nominative singular rancour, nominative plural rancours)
- Late Anglo-Norman spelling of rancur
- il se douterent qe nous eussiens conceu vers eux rancour & indignacion
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