Abhor vs Enthusiasm - What's the difference?
abhor | enthusiasm |
To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
* 1611 , Romans 12:9, (w):
(transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To fill with horror or disgust.
* c. 1604 (William Shakespeare), Othello , act 4, scene 1:
To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
(transitive, canon law, obsolete) To protest against; to reject solemnly.
* c. 1613 (William Shakespeare), Henry VIII , act 2, scene 4:
(obsolete) To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse;
* (Udall):
* (Milton):
(obsolete) Differ entirely from.
(obsolete, or, historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
* 1946 , Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy , ch. 1
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
Something in which one is keenly interested.
* 1968 , Central States Archaeological Journal (volumes 15-16, page 154)
* 2012 , Nicholas Joll, Philosophy and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (page 23)
As a verb abhor
is to regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.As a noun enthusiasm is
possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.abhor
English
(Webster 1913)Verb
(abhorr)- Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
- It does abhor me now I speak the word.
- I utterly abhor , yea, from my soul Refuse you for my judge.
- To abhor from those vices.
- Which is utterly abhorring from the end of all law.
Synonyms
* hate * detest * loathe * abominate * See alsoReferences
* *enthusiasm
English
(wikipedia enthusiasm)Noun
- The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm ’, of union with the god.
- My main enthusiasm is attending and seeing the progress and interest of collectors, to meet old friends, and hopefully to make new friends.
- Other Adamsian enthusiasms included: fast cars; restaurants; Bach, the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Dire Straits;