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abhorrer|æbˈhɔːrə(r)|
[f. abhor v. + -er1.]
1. One who abhors.
1611Cotgr., Haineur, a hater, loather, detester, abhorrer. c1660Jer. Taylor Artif. Hands 134 Those things, whereof they sometimes were great abhorrers. 1705Hickeringill Priest-Craft ii. viii. 89 A Protestant Succession, of which the Highflyers are generally Abhorrers. 1827Hallam Const. Hist. (1876) I. iv. 195 Every abhorrer of ceremonies..might be trusted as protestant to the heart's core.
2. Eng. Hist. A nickname given in 1680 to those who signed addresses of abhorrence.
1680Political Ballads (1860) I. 214 This makes abhorrers, makes lords protest, They know not why nor wherefore. 1682Second Plea for Nonconf. 78 Abhorrers of Addresses, and Non-Addresses. 1757Tindal Rapin anno 1679–80 As soon as the parliament was prorogued, and the duke of York at court, many addresses were presented in abhorrence of the former, so that two parties were formed, called the petitioners and abhorrers. 1849Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 256 Opponents of the Court were called Birminghams, Petitioners, and Exclusionists. Those who took the King's side were Antibirminghams, Abhorrers, and Tantivies. 1870Curtis Hist. Eng. anno 1680 The factions were known by the names of petitioners and abhorrers, terms which soon became superseded by whig and tory. |