'Detestation' definitions:
Definition of 'detestation'
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noun
Definition of 'Detestation'
From: GCIDE
- Detestation \Det`es*ta"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. detestatio: cf. F. d['e]testation.] The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing. [1913 Webster]
- We are heartily agreed in our detestation of civil war. --Burke. [1913 Webster]