Abomination
noun
Something that causes strong hate or disgust.
He considered the new building an abomination because it spoiled the city's skyline.
Often appears as...
- be an abomination
- considered an abomination
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
In religious context, something greatly disliked or abhorred by God.
In the Bible, idolatry is described as an abomination.
Often appears as...
- religious abomination
- seen as an abomination
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Religious
noun
Something that causes strong hate or disgust.
He considered the new building an abomination because it spoiled the city's skyline.
Often appears as...
- be an abomination
- considered an abomination
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
noun
In religious context, something greatly disliked or abhorred by God.
In the Bible, idolatry is described as an abomination.
Often appears as...
- religious abomination
- seen as an abomination
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Religious
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Intense Disapproval
Use 'abomination' to express extreme disgust or strong disapproval, often morally based.
Dumping toxic waste in the ocean is an abomination.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Language
'Abomination' is a very strong word and should be used carefully to not overstate an issue.
Calling his taste in music an abomination may hurt his feelings.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be aware that using 'abomination' may offend, especially when discussing cultural practices.
Referring to a traditional dish as an abomination can be seen as disrespectful.
Pro Tip 1/3Intense Disapproval
Use 'abomination' to express extreme disgust or strong disapproval, often morally based.
Dumping toxic waste in the ocean is an abomination.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Language
'Abomination' is a very strong word and should be used carefully to not overstate an issue.
Calling his taste in music an abomination may hurt his feelings.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be aware that using 'abomination' may offend, especially when discussing cultural practices.
Referring to a traditional dish as an abomination can be seen as disrespectful.
Pro Tip 1/3Intense Disapproval
Use 'abomination' to express extreme disgust or strong disapproval, often morally based.
Dumping toxic waste in the ocean is an abomination.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Language
'Abomination' is a very strong word and should be used carefully to not overstate an issue.
Calling his taste in music an abomination may hurt his feelings.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be aware that using 'abomination' may offend, especially when discussing cultural practices.
Referring to a traditional dish as an abomination can be seen as disrespectful.
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Can you outsmart the...
He says slavery is morally wrong, calling it an ‘abomination’ and a ‘monstrous scourge.’ He insists that ‘the extension of the evil must now be prevented,’ and that slavery shouldn’t be allowed in Missouri, or any new state.” Obviously.
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Naomi Klein: Addicted to...
Vast, vivid landscapes are being gutted, left monochromatic gray. Now I should confess that as I'm concerned this would be an abomination if it emitted not one particle of carbon. But the truth is that, on average,
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Can you outsmart the...
He says slavery is morally wrong, calling it an ‘abomination’ and a ‘monstrous scourge.’ He insists that ‘the extension of the evil must now be prevented,’ and that slavery shouldn’t be allowed in Missouri, or any new state.” Obviously.
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Naomi Klein: Addicted to...
Vast, vivid landscapes are being gutted, left monochromatic gray. Now I should confess that as I'm concerned this would be an abomination if it emitted not one particle of carbon. But the truth is that, on average,
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John Boyle O'Reilly
Irish Poet
Woman suffrage is an unjust, unreasonable, unspiritual abnormality. It is a hard, undigested, tasteless, devitalized proposition. It is a half-fledged, unmusical, Promethean abomination. It is a quack bolus to reduce masculinity even by the obliteration of femininity.
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Nell Newman
American Businesswoman
Have you ever read the back of the Newman's Diavolo pasta sauce? Dad on the front is dressed like the devil with a little beard and horns. He says that he sells his soul to the devil for the recipe. It was banned in the South. They thought it was an abomination.
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Annamie Paul
Canadian Politician
It's important to be frank with people: I think that any kind of fruit on pizza is an abomination. I have never been able to understand that. It's not a deal-breaker for me in terms of friendships, but does raise questions for me.
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Dominique Jackson
Actress
If your community tells you that you're an abomination, that you're nothing and, because of who you are, you'll never amount to anything, why would you love yourself? Why would you save money? Why would you set goals?
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Jhonen Vasquez
American Cartoonist
But I couldn't draw as fast as she requested. Thus, I tried to create the worst abomination of a comic that I could, so as to make her not want comics anymore. That abomination, my friends, was Happy Noodle Boy.
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Max Boot
American Author
All acts of terrorism - all killings of the innocent - are an abomination, and one that is made all the worse when the victims are chosen for their skin color, ethnicity, sexuality or religious beliefs.
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Wayne LaPierre
American Activist
The media's intentional corruption of the truth is an abomination and NRA members will never - and I mean never - submit or surrender to the national media!
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James Norman Hall
American Author
Remote villages and communities have lost their identity, and their peace and charm have been sacrificed to that worst of abominations, the automobile.
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Jorge Luis Borges
Argentinian Poet
I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that only bandits and soldiers will be left.
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Anita Bryant
American Singer
Homosexuality is an abomination to the Lord.
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John Boyle O'Reilly
Irish Poet
Woman suffrage is an unjust, unreasonable, unspiritual abnormality. It is a hard, undigested, tasteless, devitalized proposition. It is a half-fledged, unmusical, Promethean abomination. It is a quack bolus to reduce masculinity even by the obliteration of femininity.
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Nell Newman
American Businesswoman
Have you ever read the back of the Newman's Diavolo pasta sauce? Dad on the front is dressed like the devil with a little beard and horns. He says that he sells his soul to the devil for the recipe. It was banned in the South. They thought it was an abomination.
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Annamie Paul
Canadian Politician
It's important to be frank with people: I think that any kind of fruit on pizza is an abomination. I have never been able to understand that. It's not a deal-breaker for me in terms of friendships, but does raise questions for me.
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Dominique Jackson
Actress
If your community tells you that you're an abomination, that you're nothing and, because of who you are, you'll never amount to anything, why would you love yourself? Why would you save money? Why would you set goals?
Quote examples
Jhonen Vasquez
American Cartoonist
But I couldn't draw as fast as she requested. Thus, I tried to create the worst abomination of a comic that I could, so as to make her not want comics anymore. That abomination, my friends, was Happy Noodle Boy.
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Max Boot
American Author
All acts of terrorism - all killings of the innocent - are an abomination, and one that is made all the worse when the victims are chosen for their skin color, ethnicity, sexuality or religious beliefs.
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Wayne LaPierre
American Activist
The media's intentional corruption of the truth is an abomination and NRA members will never - and I mean never - submit or surrender to the national media!
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James Norman Hall
American Author
Remote villages and communities have lost their identity, and their peace and charm have been sacrificed to that worst of abominations, the automobile.
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Jorge Luis Borges
Argentinian Poet
I foresee that man will resign himself each day to new abominations, and soon that only bandits and soldiers will be left.
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Anita Bryant
American Singer
Homosexuality is an abomination to the Lord.
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