KJV Dictionary Definition: hate

hate

HATE, v.t. L. odi, for hodi.

1. To dislike greatly; to have a great aversion to. It expresses less than abhor, detest, and abominate, unless pronounced with a peculiar emphasis.

How long will fools hate knowledge? Prov.1.

Blessed are ye when men shall hate you. Luke 6.

The Roman tyrant was contented to be hated, if he was but feared.

2. In Scripture, it signifies to love less.

If any man come to me, and hate not father and mother, &c. Luke 14.

He that spareth the rod, hateth his son. Prov. 13.

HATE, n. Great dislike or aversion; hatred.

hated

HA'TED, pp. Greatly disliked.

hateful

HA'TEFUL, a. Odious; exciting great dislike, aversion or disgust. All sin is hateful in the sight of God and of good men.

1. That feels hatred; malignant; malevolent.

And, worse than death, to view with hateful eyes

His rival's conquest.

hatefulness

HA'TEFULNESS, n. Odiousness; the quality of being hateful, or of exciting aversion or disgust.

hating

HA'TING, ppr. Disliking extremely; entertaining a great aversion for.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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