abominacioun
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French abomination, from Late Latin abōminātiōnem, accusative of abōminātiō. Some forms are influenced by a purported but false relationship with Latin hominem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editabominacioun (plural abominaciouns)
- distress, disgust, repulsion
- An abominable or horrible action
- An abomination or horror
- (biblical) Pagan worship or heresy
- (biblical) Idols; pagan religious material
Descendants
edit- English: abomination
- Scots: abhomination
References
edit- “abhomināciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.