Literary notes about abhorrency (AI summary)
The term "abhorrency" in literature is often employed to denote a profound, almost visceral, self-repulsion that plays a crucial role in personal and moral transformation. Writers use it to illustrate a state of inner conflict wherein deep self-hatred acts as a catalyst for change. In one work, self‑abhorrency is described as the very foundation of conversion, suggesting that an awareness of one's own iniquity is essential for redemption [1]. Likewise, the term is linked to the concept of soul-hatred, capturing the intense emotional and spiritual turmoil experienced by an individual [2]. Finally, it is portrayed as a deliberate renunciation of sin, highlighting its redemptive quality in the journey toward a virtuous life [3].
- As self‑abhorrency is the first stone that is laid in conversion, so an inordinate self‑love was the first inlet to all iniquity.
— from The Existence and Attributes of God, Volumes 1 and 2 by Stephen Charnock - David's hatred was a soul-hatred, an abhorrency, Psal. cxix.
— from The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning - And oh y t by his grace enabling me, } I may with Hate, yea self-abhorrency } Turn from all sin and unto Jesus flee }
— from The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1847 by Various
