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  1. Calamitous however it is, that what the Church has long since deliberately refused to part with should, at the end of so many centuries, by Lachmann and ... /.../chapter vii causes of corruption.htm

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    Three distinct Hebrew words are rendered in the English Bible by \"abomination,\" or \"abominable thing,\" referring (except in Genesis 43:32; 46:34) to things or practices abhorrent to Yahweh, and opposed to the ritual or moral requirements of His religion. It would be well if these words could be distinguished in translation, as they denote diffe...

    The word most used for this idea by the Hebrews and indicating the highest degree of abomination is to`ebhah, meaning primarily that which offends the religious sense of a people. When it is said, for example, \"The Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians,\" this is the word used; the significan...

    \"Shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians (i.e. the animals worshipped by them which were taboo, to`ebhah, to the Israelites) before their eyes, and will they not stone us?\" (Exodus 8:26).

    It is to be noted that, not only the heathen idol itself, but anything offered to or associated with the idol, all the paraphernalia of the forbidden cult, was called an \"abomination,\" for it \"is an abomination to Yahweh thy God\" (Deuteronomy 7:25,26). The Deuteronomic writer here adds, in terms quite significant of the point of view and the sp...

    `Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thy house and thus become a thing set apart (cherem = tabooed) like unto it; thou shalt utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is a thing set apart' (tabooed). To`ebhah is even used as synonymous with \"idol\" or heathen deity, as in Isaiah 44:19; Deuteronomy 32:16; 2 Kings 23:13; and especially...

    Another word rendered \"abomination\" in the King James Version is sheqets or shiqquts. It expresses generally a somewhat less degree of horror or religious aversion than [to`ebhah], but sometimes seems to stand about on a level with it in meaning. In Deuteronomy 14:3, for example, we have the command, \"Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing,\" a...

  2. Dec 29, 2020 · An abomination, as mentioned in the Bible, is a violation of Gods law and the tenets of Christianity. Discover the contemporary definition of abomination and its meaning in the Bible with scripture quotes.

  3. Jan 4, 2022 · Woe means “grief, anguish, affliction, wretchedness, calamity, or trouble.”. The Dictionary of Bible Themes categorizes the uses of the word woe in the Bible: “Woe as an exclamation of judgment on others,” “Woe as an exclamation of misfortune on oneself,” “Woe as an exclamation of sadness over others,” and “Woe may give way to ...

  4. The meaning of CALAMITOUS is being, causing, or accompanied by calamity. How to use calamitous in a sentence.

  5. Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals. 2. (n.) A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CALAMITY.

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  7. The act of despising; the act of viewing or considering and treating as mean, vile and worthless; disdain; hatred of what is mean or deemed vile. This word is one of the strongest expressions of a mean opinion which the language affords.