Part 3028

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The heresy of Nestorius . . . was <b>detested</b> in the Eastern churches. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>God hath <b>detested</b> them with his own mouth. <i>Bale.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe; <as>as, we <ex>detest</ex> what is contemptible or evil</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Who dares think one thing, and another tell, My heart <b>detests</b> him as the gates of hell. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To abhor; abominate; execrate. See <er>Hate</er>.</syn>

<h1>Detestability</h1> <Xpage=401>

<hw>De*test`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Capacity of being odious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Carlyle.</i>

<h1>Detestable</h1> <Xpage=401>

<hw>De*test"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>detestabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82testable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; <as>as, <ex>detestable</ex> vices</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Thou hast defiled my sanctuary will all thy <b>detestable</b> things, and with all thine abominations. <i>Ezek. v. 11.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Abominable; odious; execrable; abhorred.</syn>

<h1>Detestableness</h1> <Xpage=401>

<hw>De*test"a*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being detestable.</def>

<h1>Detestably</h1> <Xpage=401>

<hw>De*test"a*bly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a detestable manner.</def>

<h1>Detesttate</h1> <Xpage=401>

<hw>De*test"tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To detest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Udall.</i>

<h1>Detestation</h1> <Xpage=401>

<hw>Det`es*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>detestatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82testation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing.</def>

<blockquote>We are heartily agreed in our <b>detestation</b> of civil war. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Detester</h1> <Xpage=401>

<hw>De*test"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who detes<?/<?/</def>

<h1>Dethrone</h1> <Xpage=401>

<hw>De*throne"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Dethroned</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Dethroning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Pref. <ets>de-</ets> + <ets>throne</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82tr\'93ner</ets>; pref. <ets>d\'82-</ets> (L. <ets>dis-</ets>) + <ets>tr\'93ne</ets> throne. See <er>Throne</er>.]</ety> <def>To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity.</def> "The Protector was <i>dethroned</i>."

<i>Hume.</i>