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What (who) is Abhor - definition
COPTIC MARTYRS
Amba Hor; Abhor; Abhor and mehraela
abhor
[?b'h?:]
¦ verb (abhors, abhorring, abhorred) regard with hatred; detest.
Derivatives
abhorrer noun
Origin
ME: from L. abhorrere, from ab- 'away from' + horrere 'to shudder'.
Abhor
·vt To fill with horror or disgust.
II. Abhor ·vt To protest against; to reject solemnly.
III. Abhor ·vi To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse;
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IV. Abhor ·vt To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to Loathe.
abhor
v. a.
Hate, abominate, detest, loathe, nauseate, shrink from, recoil from, revolt at, shudder at, view with horror.
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Abhor and Mehraela
Abhor (or Amba Hor) and Mehraela were a brother and sister who were martyrs for the Christian faith. Etymology of the word "Abhor": from Latin abhorrēre (to shudder at, shrink from), from "ab" (away) and "horrēre" (to bristle, shudder). The book of their "acts" has been lost. Their feast day is celebrated on January 9 in the Coptic Church.
Examples of use of Abhor
1. Certainly we abhor the violence where innocents die.
2. Nature may abhor a vacuum, but politics loves one.
3. True, many Russians abhor the Chechens and fear Kadyrov.
4. We abhor all forms of racial or religious discrimination.
5. Now Republicans, who traditionally abhor competition, are ready to crown Sen.