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Abhominable   Listen
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Abhominable  adj.  Abominable. Note: (A false orthography anciently used; h was foisted into various words; hence abholish, for abolish, etc.) "This is abhominable, which he (Don Armado) would call abominable."





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... and persecutioun[171] notwithstanding, thei monstouris and hypocreattis the Gray Frearis, day by day, came farther in contempt; for not only did the learned espy[172] thare abhominable hypocrisye, but also men, in whom no such graces nor giftis ware thought to have bene, begane plainlie to paynt the same furth to the people; as this Ryme, which here we have inserted for the same ...
— The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) • John Knox


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