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What we seriously object to and actively contemn—yea, bitterly denounce—is the nose of her.
We covet superfluous things, when it were more honour for us if we would contemn necessary.
To refuse "the reconciliation" is to contemn the death in which the Sinless One was made sin on our behalf.
Crafty men contemn studies; simple men admire them; and wise men use them.
Wherefore we are asked two things—to contemn the Jew and accept the symphony as a manifestation of tremendous genius.
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On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to contemn, such as: disdain, hate, and scorn.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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