Detest

Definition of Detest

De`test´

v. t.	1.	To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. [imp. & p. p. Detested; p. pr. & vb. n. Detesting.] The heresy of Nestorius . . . was detested in the Eastern churches. - Fuller. God hath detested them with his own mouth. - Bale.
	2.	To hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe; as, we detest what is contemptible or evil. Who dares think one thing, and another tell, My heart detests him as the gates of hell. - Pope.

Related Words

abhor, abhorrence, abominate, abomination, contemn, despise, detestation, disdain, dislike, execrate, execration, hate, loathe, loathing, odium, scorn

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