Meaning

2 senses

  1. One who abhors.

  2. (capitalized, historical, sometimes)A nickname given in the early 17ᵗʰ century to signatories of addresses of a petition to reconvene parliament, addressed to Charles II.

More definitions
  • a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred

Forms

plural: abhorrers
Singularabhorrer
Pluralabhorrers

regular

Word family

8 related words
RelatedabhorC2abhorrentC2abhorrentlyC2abhorredabhorrenceabhorrencyabhorribleabhorring

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
abeyanceabhorC2abhorrenceabhorrentC2abideabigailabilityA2abjectC2
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