Translations for „detestation“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

detestation [ˌdi:tesˈteɪʃən] N no pl form

detestation of sth

wstręt m do czegoś

Usage examples with detestation

detestation of sth

wstręt m do czegoś

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English

He also ordered her to be hanged in the fashionable starched ruffles she had invented so that the same might end in shame and detestation.

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Do they begin by exciting the detestation of the very instruments of their intended usurpations?

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The court also ruled that statements which are designed to provoke extreme emotions and strong feelings of detestation, calumny and vilification may be deemed as hate speech.

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Contrition is sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed, together with the resolution not to sin again.

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Nearly all the medieval theologians hold that contrition is based principally on the detestation of sin.

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Moreover, to paraphrase the court, limits are set when speech has the effect of exposing the targeted group to hatred in terms of social vilification and detestation.

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Her detestation of him softens as she too begins to fall in love.

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Express your utmost horror and detestation of the man who wishes, under any specious pretenses, to overturn the liberties of our country.

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They hope that more knowledge will lead to less detestation, perhaps grudging respect.

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Abomination also refers to intense dislike, abhorrence or detestation, which may or may not be sinful.

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