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Definition of Abhorrer
1. Noun. A signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of parliament were condemned and abhorred.
Definition of Abhorrer
1. n. One who abhors.
Definition of Abhorrer
1. Noun. One who abhors. ¹
2. Noun. (context: historical sometimes capitalized) A nickname given in the early 17th century to signatories of addresses of a petition to reconvent parliament, adressed to Charles II. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abhorrer
1. one that abhors [n -S] - See also: abhors
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abhorrer
Literary usage of Abhorrer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Judge Jeffreys by Henry Brodribb Irving (1898)
"VII THE FIRST abhorrer—THE PARLIAMENTARY RECKONING 1679—1680 THE acquittal of
Wakeman was a turning point in the career of Jeffreys. ..."
2. Collection complète des mémoires relatifs à l'histoire de France, depuis le by François-Thomas Delbare, Christine de Pisan (1829)
"Coquette, libertine, et peut-être friponne; Quelques noms odieux qu'en ces vers
je te donne, Je cens, dans le moment que l'on doit t'abhorrer, ..."
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