DETEST, L., to affirm or bear witness. The primary sense of testor is to set, throw or thrust. To detest is to thrust away. To abhor to abominate to hate extremely as, to detest crimes or meanness.
DETEST, L., to affirm or bear witness. The primary sense of testor is to set, throw or thrust. To detest is to thrust away. To abhor to abominate to hate extremely as, to detest crimes or meanness.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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