despisal

This piece of quaintness, as we need hardly point out, only goes to the fact that wide as is the range of imprecation, it must always come back to that one monotonous symbol of despisal.

It preached despisal of the world, self-denial, chastity, giving up of one's will, that is, turning away from life and its illusory pleasures.

Some of the finer shades of fine gentlemanliness were lost: the honourable feeling of cheating one's tradesmen, the noble scorn of tailors, the lofty despisal of duns.

Certainly the fellow was provincial, curt, even brutal in his despisal of diplomacy.