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The way you give love is the most profoundly human part of you. When people say it's ugly or a perversion or an abomination, they're attacking the center of your being.
Tony Kushner

Meaning of "abomination" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABOMINATION

abomination  [əˌbɒmɪˈneɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABOMINATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abomination is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ABOMINATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of abomination in the English dictionary

The first definition of abomination in the dictionary is a person or thing that is disgusting. Other definition of abomination is an action that is vicious, vile, etc. Abomination is also intense loathing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABOMINATION


combination
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən
contamination
kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən
coordination
kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən
designation
ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
destination
ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən
determination
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
discrimination
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
domination
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
donation
dəʊˈneɪʃən
elimination
ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
examination
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
explanation
ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
illumination
ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən
imagination
ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən
nation
ˈneɪʃən
nomination
ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən
origination
ɒˌrɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən
resignation
ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
termination
ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
vaccination
ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABOMINATION

abolla
aboma
abomasa
abomasal
abomasum
abomasus
abominable
abominable snowman
abominableness
abominably
abominate
abominator
abondance
abonnement
aboral
aborally
abord
aborigen
aborigin
aboriginal

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABOMINATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation

Synonyms and antonyms of abomination in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABOMINATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abomination» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of abomination

Translation of «abomination» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABOMINATION

Find out the translation of abomination to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abomination from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abomination» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

憎恶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abominación
570 millions of speakers

English

abomination
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घृणा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رجس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мерзость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abominação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কদর্যতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abomination
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekejian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gräuel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

醜態
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혐오
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nesu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghê gớm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அருவருப்பானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घृणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nefret
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abominio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrzydliwością
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мерзота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scârbă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βδέλυγμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gruwel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avsky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

styggedom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abomination

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABOMINATION»

The term «abomination» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.357 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABOMINATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abomination

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4 QUOTES WITH «ABOMINATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word abomination.
1
Tony Kushner
The way you give love is the most profoundly human part of you. When people say it's ugly or a perversion or an abomination, they're attacking the center of your being.
2
Jim McDermott
But beyond the hysteria of phantom death panels, where is the abomination? Show me the provisions that will hurt consumers, because if you think a $110 billion a year tax break for working-class Americans to buy private health insurance is a government takeover, I welcome the debate.
3
Pope Shenouda III
What rights are there for homosexuals? The only right is to be led to repentance. To live in such defilement of the body, in such dishonour, in such abomination, while all the time asking for liberties the church cannot grant, is unbelievable.
4
Jhonen Vasquez
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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABOMINATION»

Discover the use of abomination in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abomination and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Abomination
If she does, their shameful secret - Abomination - could be revealed. But as Martha makes her first real friend in Scott, a new boy at school, she begins to wonder. Is she doing the right thing by helping to keep Abomination a secret?
Robert Swindells, 2010
2
Abomination
Michigan's rugged and beautiful Upper Peninsula is the setting for this absorbing tale of love and loss, beauty and terror, grievous sins and second chances. A deftly woven thriller from the popular author of the Rock Harbor novels.
Colleen Coble, 2008
3
Abomination
They were just two kids playing in a graveyard. But their play awakens a dark, malevolent force that feeds on flesh and spirit, an elusive creature that can take many forms. It hates all things human, and it means to own the Earth.
Michael C. Norton, 1987
4
Darksiders: The abomination vault
Death and War, two of the feared Horsemen, are sent to stop a group of renegades from locating a hoard of weapons possessing ultimate power and malice and unleashing total destruction.
Ari Marmell, 2012
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Leafs AbomiNation: The dismayed fan's handbook to why the ...
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Dave Feschuk, Michael Grange, 2009
6
The Abomination: A Novel
The victim is a woman. To the dismay of the police, she is dressed in the sacred robes of a Catholic priest—a desecration that quickly becomes known as the Abomination.
Jonathan Holt, 2013
7
Abomination
This is one man's opinion of the situation in Washington D.C. and some of the characters therein.
Bradford Joseph Bradford, 2010
8
The Abomination: A Novel
Charged with linguistic precision, brutal honesty, and caustic wit, The Abomination is a disturbing yet electrifying account of one man’s tortured coming of age. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Paul Golding, 2007
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The Abomination of Desolation Come; Or, Revelation Revealed. ...
as yet partially developed or much obscured) already show themselves, in the germs of a living faith, through a large portion of mankind? ST. MARK. This Evangelist repeats that the wars and Mark,xiii. 7. rumours of wars must be; but that the ...
‎1855
10
Abomination: About the Demand for an ISGA
On the demand of LTTE for an Interim Self Governing Authority (ISGA) in Sri Lanka.
S. L. Gunasekara, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABOMINATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abomination is used in the context of the following news items.
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Entire Staff of Tennessee County Clerk's Office Resigns Over …
The difference is that homosexuality is an abomination against God. Adultery, fornication, and other sexual sins is not an abomination. «Christian News Network, Jul 15»
2
The Great Mascot Debate: Naselle Comets
Simply put, the OKC Thunder are an abomination unworthy of recognition here in the great Pacific Northwest — even tangentially. And, that, my ... «Longview Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Letter - Rebellion against Creator will backfire on nation
#Homosexual behavior is condemned in the strongest terms as an abomination and in Israel under the theocracy set up by God — which the ... «Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Jul 15»
4
Barnaby Joyce, George Brandis know all about 'decadence'
As a 'tired' Joyce related to Strewth, 'We sat in the back among the changing neon colours of this protein and chemical-enriched abomination, ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
Frisky Business: PM, ISIS at one on same-sex marriage
"There is no same-sex marriage, it is unnatural, against Allah's law, and an abomination. "We will be Allah's righteous punishment to the ... «Fraser Coast Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Tempting fate: Digging own grave is latest fad in Uganda
It's not only bizarre, but also abominable to dig your own grave. However, Ugandans seem to have disregarded this abomination and gone into ... «SDE Entertainment News, Jul 15»
7
Whole Foods Put Thumb On The Scale
Reformers pursued their aims with biblical zeal, quoting King Solomon in Proverbs: "A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
8
Legacy of Modern Comic Book Movies: Daredevil
It has it's fans and isn't an abomination, but it's not good. As I said earlier, it's trying to be dark and true to the source material, but then wants to ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
9
Hitler's Li'l Abomination
NOT YET RATED Free Press Rating. NOT YET RATED Average Reader Rating. Your Rating. From the Fringe program: Her father is a Jewish ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
10
Abomination: New Bubble Wrap Will No Longer Pop When You …
It`s sold flat and airless, making it easier to store and ship. A single truckload of iBubble Wrap can hold as much packaging material as 47 ... «Student Operated Press, Jul 15»

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