ABHOR', v.t. [L abhorreo, of ab and horreo, to set up bristles, shiver or shake; to look terrible.]
1. To hate extremely, or with contempt; to lothe, detest or abominate.
2. To despise or neglect. Ps. xxii. 24. Amos vi. 8.
3. To cast off or reject. Ps. lxxix. 38.
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