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These outcasts, or osu, seeing that the new religion welcomed twins and such abominations, thought that it was possible that they would also be received. (p. 155)

Find the definition for the word "abomination" in the dictionary. Provide the definition for the word and, in at least one hundred words, explain how the nuances of the sentence would be lost if "abomination" were replaced with the word "horror."

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