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Definition: Abomination |
AbominationNoun1. Hate coupled with disgust. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "abomination" was first used: some time around 1350. (references) |
Etymology: Abomination \A*bom`i*na"tion\, noun. [from Old English expression abominacioun, -cion, French abominatio. See Abominate.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Bible | Abomination This word is used, (1.) To express the idea that the Egyptians considered themselves as defiled when they ate with strangers (Gen. 43:32). The Jews subsequently followed the same practice, holding it unlawful to eat or drink with foreigners (John 18:28; Acts 10:28; 11:3). (2.) Every shepherd was "an abomination" unto the Egyptians (Gen. 46:34). This aversion to shepherds, such as the Hebrews, arose probably from the fact that Lower and Middle Egypt had formerly been held in oppressive subjection by a tribe of nomad shepherds (the Hyksos), who had only recently been expelled, and partly also perhaps from this other fact that the Egyptians detested the lawless habits of these wandering shepherds. (3.) Pharaoh was so moved by the fourth plague, that while he refused the demand of Moses, he offered a compromise, granting to the Israelites permission to hold their festival and offer their sacrifices in Egypt. This permission could not be accepted, because Moses said they would have to sacrifice "the abomination of the Egyptians" (Ex. 8:26); i.e., the cow or ox, which all the Egyptians held as sacred, and which they regarded it as sacrilegious to kill. (4.) Daniel (11:31), in that section of his prophecies which is generally interpreted as referring to the fearful calamities that were to fall on the Jews in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, says, "And they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." Antiochus Epiphanes caused an altar to be erected on the altar of burnt-offering, on which sacrifices were offered to Jupiter Olympus. (Comp. 1 Macc. 1:57). This was the abomination of the desolation of Jerusalem. The same language is employed in Dan. 9:27 (comp. Matt. 24:15), where the reference is probably to the image-crowned standards which the Romans set up at the east gate of the temple (A.D. 70), and to which they paid idolatrous honours. "Almost the entire religion of the Roman camp consisted in worshipping the ensign, swearing by the ensign, and in preferring the ensign before all other gods." These ensigns were an "abomination" to the Jews, the "abomination of desolation." This word is also used symbolically of sin in general (Isa. 66:3); an idol (44:19); the ceremonies of the apostate Church of Rome (Rev. 17:4); a detestable act (Ezek. 22:11). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Abomination - This word is used, (1.) To express the idea that the Egyptians considered themselves as defiled when they ate with strangers (Gen. 43:32). The Jews subsequently followed the same practice, holding it unlawful to eat or drink with foreigners (John 18:28; Acts 10:28; 11:3).
(2.) Every shepherd was "an abomination" unto the Egyptians (Gen. 46:34). This aversion to shepherds, such as the Hebrews, arose probably from the fact that Lower and Middle Egypt had formerly been held in oppressive subjection by a tribe of nomad shepherds (the Hyksos), who had only recently been expelled, and partly also perhaps from this other fact that the Egyptians detested the lawless habits of these wandering shepherds.
(3.) Pharaoh was so moved by the fourth plague, that while he refused the demand of Moses, he offered a compromise, granting to the Israelites permission to hold their festival and offer their sacrifices in Egypt. This permission could not be accepted, because Moses said they would have to sacrifice "the abomination of the Egyptians" (Ex. 8:26); i.e., the cow or ox, which all the Egyptians held as sacred, and which they regarded it as sacrilegious to kill.
(4.) Daniel (11:31), in that section of his prophecies which is generally interpreted as referring to the fearful calamities that were to fall on the Jews in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, says, "And they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate." Antiochus Epiphanes caused an altar to be erected on the altar of burnt-offering, on which sacrifices were offered to Jupiter Olympus. (Comp. 1 Macc. 1:57). This was the abomination of the desolation of Jerusalem. The same language is employed in Dan. 9:27 (comp. Matt. 24:15), where the reference is probably to the image-crowned standards which the Romans set up at the east gate of the temple (A.D. 70), and to which they paid idolatrous honours. "Almost the entire religion of the Roman camp consisted in worshipping the ensign, swearing by the ensign, and in preferring the ensign before all other gods." These ensigns were an "abomination" to the Jews, the "abomination of desolation."
This word is also used symbolically of sin in general (Isa. 66:3); an idol (44:19). Some Protestant groups apply the word to the ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Abomination."
Synonyms: AbominationSynonyms: abhorrence (n), detestation (n), execration (n), loathing (n), odium (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Dislike | Repugnance, disgust, queasiness, turn, nausea, loathing; averseness, aversation, aversion; abomination, antipathy, abhorrence, horror; mortal antipathy, rooted antipathy, mortal horror, rooted horror; hatred, detestation; hate; animosity; hydrophobia; canine madness; byssa, xenophobia. sickener; gall and wormwood; (unsavory); shuddering, cold sweat. |
Hate | Verb: hate, detest, abominate, abhor, loathe; recoil at, shudder at; shrink from, view with horror, hold in abomination, revolt against, execrate;scowl; disrelish; (dislike). |
Repugnance; (dislike); misanthropy, demonophobia, gynephobia, negrophobia; odium, unpopularity; detestation, antipathy; object of hatred, object of execration; abomination, aversion, b_te noire; enemy; bitter pill; source of annoyance. | |
Inexpedience | Badness; Adjective: peccancy, abomination; painfulness; pestilence; (disease); guilt; depravity. |
Uncleanness | Defilement, contamination; Verb: defoedation; soilure, soiliness; abomination; leaven; taint, tainture; fetor. decay; putrescence, putrefaction; corruption; mold, must, mildew, dry rot, mucor, rubigo. |
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Crosswords: Abomination |
| English words defined with "abomination": Snottery. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "abomination": Snottery. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Abomination" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (abhorrence, abomination, atrocity, horror). |
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Screenplays | This voyage is a cursed abomination! If it were possible I'd come back now, return the ship to Earth and blow it up-- (Conquest of Space; writing credit: Chesley Bonestell; Willy Ley) Let this abomination unto the Lord begin! (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Abomination (2003) | |
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| "Abomination" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Abomination" is used about 51 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 51 | 47,619 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "abomination". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Gaal | N/A | Biblical | Abomination |
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Expression using "abomination": this wine is an abomination. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
abomination | 70 |
abomination hulk | 26 |
abomination of desolation | 23 |
abomination hulk vs | 8 |
marvel abomination | 7 |
tariff abomination | 5 |
abomination cheat | 4 |
abomination the nemesis project | 3 |
abomination comic marvel | 3 |
abomination homosexuality | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "abomination"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaan | afskrik (abhorrence, deter, discourage, horror, scare), afgryse (abhorrence, horror), aakligheid (abhorrence, bad job, horror). (various references) | |
Albanian | urrejtje (detestation, enmity, execration, gall, hate, hatred, loathing, malignity, odiousness, odium), neveri (abhorrence, aversion, contempt, disdain, disgust, disrelish, distaste, execration, gorge, horror, loathing, nausea, odiousness, odium, recoil, repugnance, repulsion, revolt, scorn). (various references) | |
Arabic | مقت شديد, عمل بغيض. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | гадост (meanness, obscenity, yuk), отвращение (abhorrence, allergy, antipathy, detestation, disgust, disrelish, distaste, execration, horror, loathing, nausea, odium, phobia, recoil, reluctance, repugnance, repulsion, revolt, scunner, sickener), отвратително нещо (abhorrence, cow), ненанист, мерзост, погнуса (abhorrence, disgust, loathing, nausea, revulsion). (various references) | |
Czech | opovržení (abhorrence, contempt, despite, disdain, scorn), ohavnost (abhorrence, immensity, vileness). (various references) | |
Danish | afsky (abhor, abhorrence, abominate, horror, loathe). (various references) | |
Dutch | verschrikking (abhorrence, atrocity, horror), gruweldaad (abhorrence, atrocity, horror), gruwel (abhorrence, atrocity, horror). (various references) | |
Esperanto | abomeno (abhorrence, horror), abomenindaĵo (abhorrence, atrocity, horror), abomenaĵo, teruregaĵo (abhorrence). (various references) | |
Faeroese | andstygd (abhorrence, horror). (various references) | |
French | abomination (abhorrence), horreur (abhorrence), aversion (abhorrence). (various references) | |
Frisian | grize (abhorrence, horror), ôfskrik (abhorrence, horror), ôfgriis (abhorrence, horror). (various references) | |
German | Abscheu (abhorrence, detestation, disgust, hatred, horror, loathing, odium, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion), Greuel (abhorrence, atrocity, aversion, horror), Abscheulichkeit (atrociousness, atrocity, bloodiness, detestableness, devilishness, heinousness, hellishness, hideousness, horribleness, infamy, loathsomeness, monstrosity, nastiness, repulsiveness, vileness). (various references) | |
Greek | σίχαμα (detestation), απέχθεια (abhorrence, abominableness, detestation, execration, hatefulness, invidiousness, obnoxiousness, odiousness, odium, repulsion). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מאוס (abominable, anathema, atrocious, despicable, disgusting, foul, fulsome, loathsome, mangy, refuse, repulsive, repulsiveness), תועב" (horror), תעוב (abhorrence, detestation, loathing, revulsion), שקוץ (abhorrence), שקץ (bum, detestation, unclean), שערורי" (disgrace, flagrancy, outrage, scandal, stink, villainy), פ'ול (filth, stench). (various references) | |
Hungarian | utálat (abhorrence, detestation, disgust, dislike, distaste, execration, hatred, loathing), undor (abhorrence, cloying, disgust, loathing, my gorge rises at it, nausea, repugnance, rising of the stomach, surfeit). (various references) | |
Icelandic | andstyggð, viðbjóður (abhorrence, atrocity, horror), grimmd (abhorrence, atrocity, horror), óbeit. (various references) | |
Italian | ribrezzo (abhorrence, disgust, horror), orrore (abhorrence, appal, disgust, fright, horror). (various references) | |
Manx | feohdys (nausea). (various references) | |
Norwegian | avskyelighet. (various references) | |
Papiamen | debòr (abhorrence, disgust, horror, loathing, nausea). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abominationay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | abominação (abhorrence, horror). (various references) | |
Romanian | scârbã (disgust, fulsomness, gall, recoil, repugnance, repulsion), ruşine (abashment, bashfulness, blot, confusion, contempt, disgrace, infamy, reproach, scandal, shame, shyness, stain), monstru (abortion, fright, heteroclite, jumbo, moloch, monster, monstrosity, mooncalf), dezgust (abhorrence, aversion, disgust, disrelish, distaste, fulsomness, horror, loathing, repugnance, weariness). (various references) | |
Russian | отвращение (abhorrence, abominations, allergy, aversion, disgust, distaste, hatred, loathing, odium, recoil, reluctance, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, scunner). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | užas (dread, horror, terror), osećaj gnušanja, grozota (atrocity, enormity, hideousness), gnušanje (execration, loathing). (various references) | |
Spanish | horror (abhorrence, awfulness, dread, fear, fright, frightfulness, horror, terror), aversión (abhorrence, antipathy, aversion, disgust, disinclination, dislike, distaste, horror, indisposition, loathing, nausea), abominación. (various references) | |
Swedish | avsky (abhor, abhorance, abhorrence, abominate, antipathy, be detested, detest, detestation, disgust, disrelish, execrate, execration, hate, loathe, loathing, repugnance). (various references) | |
Turkish | nefret edilen şey (abhorrence, anathema, horror), nefret (abhorrence, animosity, animus, antipathy, aversion, contempt, despite, detestation, disgust, dislike, distaste, down, enmity, execration, hate, hatred, horror, loathing, miso-, odiousness, odium, repugnance, repulsion), iğrenme (abhorrence, contempt, detestation, disgust, execration, hate, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion). (various references) | |
Ukranian | гидота (beastliness, spinach, wampus), гидливість, огида (abhorrence, aversion, hate, hatred, horror, loathing, nausea, odium, repugnance, repulsion), мерзота (carrion, filth). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | việc ghê tởm, sự kinh tởm (loathing), sự ghê tởm (abominableness, distaste, loathing, rankness, repugnance, repugnancy), sự ghét cay ghét đắng vật kinh tởm, h nh động đáng ghét. (various references) | |
Welsh | ffieidd-dra, ffieiddbeth. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ab homine, abomiamentum, abominari, abominatio. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 6, Verse 16 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oti cairei pasin oiV misei o kurioV suntribetai de di' akaqarsian yuchV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sex sunt quae odit Dominus et septimum detestatur anima eius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Sixe thingis ben, that the Lord hateth; and the seuenthe the lif of hym warieth. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | These six things doth the LORD hate: yes, seven are an abomination to him: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him: |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 6, Verse 16 |
| Bulgarian | Шест неща мрази "оспод, "аже седем са мерзост за душата Му: |
| Cebuano | Adunay unom ka butang nga gidumtan ni Jehova; Oo, pito nga maoy dulumtanan niya: |
| Chinese | 耶 ' 華 所 恨 惡 的 有 六 樣 、 連 他 心 所 憎 惡 的 共 有 七 樣 ． |
| Croatian | est je stvari koje Gospod mrzi, a sedam ih je gnusoba njegovu biæu: |
| Danish | Seks Ting hader HERREN, syv er hans Sjæl en Gru: |
| Dutch | Deze zes haat de HEERE; ja, zeven zijn Zijn ziel een gruwel: |
| Finnish | Näitä kuutta Herra vihaa, ja seitsemää hänen sielunsa kauhistuu: |
| French | Il y a six choses que hait l`Éternel, Et même sept qu`il a en horreur; |
| German | Diese sechs Stücke haßt der HERR, und am siebenten hat er einen Greuel: |
| Haitian Creole | Gen sis bagay Seyè a pa vle wè. Sa m'ap di la a: Gen menm sèt bagay li pa ka sipòte: |
| Hungarian | E hat dolgot gyûlöli az Úr, és hét dolog útálat az õ lelkének: |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ada tujuh perkara yang dibenci TUHAN dan tak dapat dibiarkan-Nya: Sikap yang sombong, mulut yang berbohong, tangan yang membunuh orang tak bersalah, otak yang merencanakan hal-hal jahat, kaki yang bergegas menuju kejahatan, saksi yang terus-terusan berdusta, dan orang yang menimbulkan permusuhan di antara teman. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka enam perkara inilah yang dibenci Tuhan, bahkan, ada tujuh yang kebencian kepadanya: |
| Italian | Sei cose odia il Signore, anzi sette gli sono in abominio: |
| Korean | 여 호 와 의 미 워 하 시 " 것 곧 그 마 음 에 싫 어 하 시 " 것 이 육 가 지 니 |
| Maori | E ono nga mea e kino ana ki a Ihowa; ae ra, e whitu nga mea e whakariharihangia ana e ia: |
| Modern Greek | Ταυτα τα εξ μισει ο Κυριος, επτα μαλιστα βδελυττεται η ψυχη αυτου· |
| Norwegian | Seks ting er det Herren hater, og syv er vederstyggeligheter for hans sjel: |
| Portuguese | Há seis coisas que o Senhor detesta; sim, há sete que ele abomina: |
| Rumanian | Wase lucruri urqwte Domnul, wi chiar wapte Ki sknt urkte: |
| Russian | чПФ ЫЕУФШ, ЮФП ОЕОБЧЙ"ЙФ зПУ П"Ш, "БЦЕ УЕНШ, ЮФП НЕТЪПУФШ "ХЫЕ еЗП: |
| Spanish | Seis cosas aborrece Jehovah, y aun siete abomina su alma: |
| Swedish | Sex ting är det som HERREN hatar, ja, sju äro styggelser för hans själ |
| Thai | หกสิ่งเหล่านี้พระเยโฮวาห์ทรงเกลีย" เออ มีเจ็"สิ่งเป็นที่น่าสะอิ"สะเอียนสำหรับพระองค์ |
| Ukrainian | Оцих шість ненавидить "осподь, а ці сім то гидота душі Його: |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "abomination": abominations. (additional references) | |
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"Abomination" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abnmination, abomanation, abombination, abomonation, abonmination, adomination, bromination. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "abomination" (pronounced ubÄ'munā"shun) |
| 8 | -Ä' m u n ā" sh u n | domination, nomination, renomination. |
| 7 | -m u n ā" sh u n | antidiscrimination, contamination, culmination, decontamination, denomination, determination, discrimination, dissemination, elimination, emanation, examination, extermination, germination, illumination, incrimination, insemination, nondiscrimination, recrimination, reexamination, rumination, termination, transillumination. |
| 6 | -u n ā" sh u n | alienation, assassination, combination, concatenation, coordination, coronation, decaffeination, desalination, destination, detonation, disinclination, divination, explanation, fascination, hallucination, hydrogenation, imagination, impersonation, inclination, incoordination, indoctrination, insubordination, intonation, machination, ordination, origination, pagination, pollination, predestination, procrastination, profanation, rejuvenation, subordination, vaccination. |
| 5 | -n ā" sh u n | carnation, condemnation, consternation, damnation, designation, donation, hibernation, impregnation, incarnation, indignation, nation, reincarnation, resignation, stagnation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concentration, conciliation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, cultivation, dalmatian, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, disembarkation, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, documentation, domestication, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elongation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, harmonization, hesitation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hyperinflation, identification, illustration, imitation, immigration, immunization, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incorporation, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, organisation, organization, orientation, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procreation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, titillation, toleration, transformation, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-i-i-m-n-n-o-o-t" | |
-2 letters: animation. | |
-3 letters: amanitin, ambition, maintain, monition. | |
-4 letters: amboina, amotion, animato, antiman, boatman. | |
-5 letters: amnion, anoint, banian, bantam, batman, biotin, bonita, bonito, intima, intomb, manito, minion, motion, nation, nomina, notion, obtain, tinman. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-i-i-m-n-n-o-o-t" | |
+1 letter: abominations. | |
+2 letters: combinational. | |
+4 letters: recombinational. | |
+5 letters: companionability, noncomparability. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 62 6F 6D 69 6E 61 74 69 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... --- -- .. -. .- - .. --- -. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100010 01101111 01101101 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A b o m i n a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0062 006F 006D 0069 006E 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3568817975806786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Usage Frequency 7. Names: Derived from 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Translations: Ancient 12. Bible Trace | 13. Derivations 14. Rhymes 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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