Middle English Dictionary Entry
abhomināciǒun n.
Entry Info
| Forms | abhomināciǒun n. Also abomin-. |
| Etymology | L & OF |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Physical loathing, disgust, nausea; ~ of wlatsomnesse, nausea; haven ~ of, to be disgusted or nauseated by (sth.); ~ of stomak; (b) moral abhorrence; haven ~ of (to), haven in ~, to loathe, abhor.
Associated quotations
a
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Sum.(Manly-Rickert)D.2179 : Ther nys so poure a page That he nolde haue abhomynacioun Of that I haue receyued in youre toun.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)81b/b : Þe pacient feliþ abhominacioun & wlatsomnes & ache in þe mouþ of þe stomak.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)91b/b : In þe membres of fedinge falliþ dyuers passiouns and yueles, as in þe stomach fastidium, wlatfulnesse, & abhominacioun, & changinge of appetite.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)236a/a : Mente..bynymeþ abhominacioun of wlatsomnesse.
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)174/3 : He ȝaf a man greet delite for to lie bi a womman, so þat a man schulde not haue abhominacioun þerof.
- c1465(?1373) *Lelamour Macer (Sln 5)73b : Safur ys holsom..and distroieth abhominacion of a body ys stomake.
- c1425 Arderne Fistula (Sln 6)95/14 : It represseþ þe abhominaciones of þe stomak.
- (c1438) MKempe B (Add 61823)242/20 : Þe seyd creatur..preyid to owr Lord þat he wolde..preseruyn hir fro voidyng of vnclene mater in her presens, so þat sche schulde cawsyn hem non abhominacyon.
- c1440(?c1350) Mirror St.Edm.(4) (Thrn)17/23 : Þou was getyn of sa vile matire and sa gret fylthe, þat it es schame for to nevynn, and abhomynacyon for to thynke.
- ?a1450 Arderne LW (Em 69)120 : Ther comene tofore to the pacient thes tokenys..abhominacione & lothsomnesse of cold water.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)194/5 : Hys schyld wolde be bodely þat he schuld not loke apon hym for abominacion.
b
- c1350 MPPsalter (Add 17376)5.7 : Our Lord shal haue in abhominacioun [L abominabitur] þe man þat sinȝeþ and þe treccherous.
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Ps.87.9 : Thei putten me abhominacioun [L abominationem] to them.
- c1390 Mirror St.Edm.(2) (Vrn)550 : Þerof [from monslauȝt] kyndeliche vche monnes sone Haþ gret Abhomynacione.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.Pars.(Manly-Rickert)I.687 : God hath abhomynacioun of swich Accidie.
- (1395) Wycl.37 Concl.(Tit D.1)7 : As alle resonable men han greet abhominacioun of bodili sodomie..so thei shulden haue moche more abhominacioun of this withdrawynge of Goddis word.
- a1400 CMSoul (Bod 923)267 : Abhominacioun or lothinge of the filthe of synne.
- a1400 MPPsalter (Dub 69)87.8 : Abhominacion [Add: Hij sett me to hem in wlateinge].
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)29 : Paynemys, heþene men..schulden haue noon horroure or abhomynacioun to cristen feiþ, or ellis þe lasse horroure and þe lasse abhomynacioun and indignatioun anentis þo trouþis of cristen feiþ.
- c1450(?c1425) St.Mary Oign.(Dc 114)139/44 : And of abomynacyone of þat delectacyone byfore, she punyshed hirselfe and hadde no reste in spirite.
2.
(a) A loathsome action, an odious or detestable custom or practice; also, a practice so regarded [quot. (a1387)]; don ~, to commit loathsome sins; (b) worship of pagan gods, esp. idolatry.
Associated quotations
a
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Jer.6.15 : Thei ben confoundid, for abhomynacioun thei didyn.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)2.309 : It was a grete abhomynacioun among þe Egipcians to sle reþeren or ete reþeren flesche.
- (c1390) Chaucer CT.ML.(Manly-Rickert)B.88 : Of swiche vnkynde abhominacions Ne I wol noon reherce.
- ?a1425(a1415) Wycl.Lantern (Hrl 2324)68/9 : Þei ben worþi to be schent þat han done abhominacioun.
- a1425(c1395) WBible(2) (Roy 1.C.8)Lev.18.27 : The dwellers of the lond..diden alle these abhomynaciouns [WB(1): cursidnessis; L execrationes].
- (c1449) Pecock Repr.(Cmb Kk.4.26)149 : Whether this was not an horrible abhomynacioun and a vile stinking presumpcioun, hem forto..iuge and diffame.
- a1450 Interpol.Rolle Ps.(1) (Roy 18.D.1:Everett)389 : Þe abhominaciouns of cristis chirche ben moost abhomynable and greuous and heuy to þe destruccioun of truþe.
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)55 : I passe ouer schortly..al kynd of syn, felony, and abhominacioun.
b
- c1350 MPPsalter (Add 17376)p.187/24 : Hij cleþed hym forþe in straunge goddes, and stired hym [God] to wraþ in abhominacioun [L in abominationibus].
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)1173 : He used abominaciones of idolatrye.
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)Deut.32.16 : Thei eggiden him in alyen goddis, and in abomynaciouns to wraththe arereden.
3.
(a) A loathsome thing, something offensive or detestable; also, a loathsome state or condition; (b) an idol or other symbol of pagan worship; ~ of (into) desolacioun (discomfort), a profaning or desecrating object, a sacrilegious idol; fig. desecration [last two quots.].
Associated quotations
a
- c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)3.5593 : To preserue it hool fro þinges tweyne: From odour and abomynacioun.
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)Ex.8.26 : The abhomynaciouns forsothe of Egipciens shulen we offre to oure Lord?..thes thingis that Egipciens heryen beforn hem.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)187/29 : And fro him cometh out smoke & stynkande fuyr & so moche abhomynacioun, þat vnethe noman may þere endure.
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)145/10 : Ryth euyn so had sche now horybyl syghtys & abhominabyl..of beheldyng of mennys membrys & swech oþer abhominacyons.
- a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)17324 : That I sholde causen euerydel Thys grete desolacion And thys habomynacion.
- a1500(1413) *Pilgr.Soul (Eg 615)3.1.47a : What stynk and what corrupcioun, what filthe & what abhominacioun, is ther inne [in hell]!
b
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Dan.9.27 : In the temple abomynacioun of desolacioun [L abominatio desolationis] shal be.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Dan.12.11 : Contynuel sacrifice shal be don awey, and abomynacioun in to desolacioun [L abominatio in desolationem; WB(2): abhomynacioun..in to discoumfort] shal be sett.
- (c1384) WBible(1) (Dc 369(2))Mark 13.14 : Whanne ȝe schulen se the abhomynacioun of discomfort [L abominationem desolationis], stondinge wher it owith not..thanne thei that be in Judee, flee in to hillis.
- c1450(?c1400) Wycl.Elucid.(StJ-C G.25)31 : Declare me þat abhomynacioun of discomforte þat danyel seide..What is more abhomynacioun or discomforte to stonde in hooly place þan to se hedes of þe chirche..stondynge in grete pompe & pride aȝens þe lore of ihesu crist?
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)58 : What more abhominacioun of desolacoun in holi place þan þat a swyn do vpon þe holy vestiment and sing Goddis holy office?
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. abomination.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc. (sense 1.(a)), see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. abomination of the stomach.