Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9615 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

abhor'dabhorred

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 140 times in 113 works
Consistency: 100% (140 of 140)
Reach if approved: ~147 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: abhorred
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 140 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (140 changes in 113 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 140)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Judgment of God adminiſter'd by theſe barbarous Nations did indeed purſue it. For he abhor'dabhorred the Idolatrous Proſtitutions, and Relapſes to Paganiſm under the diſguiſe of Antichriſtianiſm, from which …
With rule
… Judgment of God adminiſter'd by theſe barbarous Nations did indeed purſue it. For he abhor'dabhorred the Idolatrous Proſtitutions, and Relapſes to Paganiſm under the diſguiſe of Antichriſtianiſm, from which …
Thomas Beverley · The Kingdom of Jesus Christ Entering at 1697 · p. 38 · Open in the reader
Printed
… proofe of ſome mens infidelity? The Preacher in this Book, perſonated thoſe whom he abhor'dabhorred, and ſometimes ſpeakes the practiſes of other men, not his own opinion. There is …
With rule
… proofe of ſome mens infidelity? The Preacher in this Book, perſonated thoſe whom he abhor'dabhorred, and ſometimes ſpeakes the practiſes of other men, not his own opinion. There is …
Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 4-7 · p. 604 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Miniſter is not holy, as we ſee in Elies wicked ſonnes; for men abhor'dabhorred the offerings of the Lord, 1 Sam. 2. 17. Their eyes muſt be taught as well as …
With rule
… the Miniſter is not holy, as we ſee in Elies wicked ſonnes; for men abhor'dabhorred the offerings of the Lord, 1 Sam. 2. 17. Their eyes muſt be taught as well as …
William Fenner · Christs Alarm to Drowsy Saints · p. 36 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Kings authority againſt any Commiſſionated by him, which muſt be ſworn to, as abhor'dabhorred and traiterous. There is now a Caſe in the mouths of all the underſtanding …
With rule
… the Kings authority againſt any Commiſſionated by him, which muſt be ſworn to, as abhor'dabhorred and traiterous. There is now a Caſe in the mouths of all the underſtanding …
John Humfrey · Answer to Dr Stillingfleets Sermon · p. 20 · Open in the reader
Printed
Yea God himſelf would have abhor'dabhorred ſuch Miſcreants; but on the contrary we find they are approved of God, and …
With rule
Yea God himſelf would have abhor'dabhorred ſuch Miſcreants; but on the contrary we find they are approved of God, and …
Richard Mayo · Conference Between a Papist and a Jew 1 · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
… an Uſurer as dangerous as a Thief. And our Forefathers (ſaith he) ſo much abhor'dabhorred this Trade, that they thought an Uſurer unworthy to live in the company of …
With rule
… an Uſurer as dangerous as a Thief. And our Forefathers (ſaith he) ſo much abhor'dabhorred this Trade, that they thought an Uſurer unworthy to live in the company of …
Samuel Shaw · The True Christians T est · p. 333 · Open in the reader
Printed
… lying and periury, ſuch as the very heathen of ſtricter life and ſimpler iudgement abhor'dabhorred: their doctrine is this; A man (ſaith Tollet) is not alwaies bound to anſwere …
With rule
… lying and periury, ſuch as the very heathen of ſtricter life and ſimpler iudgement abhor'dabhorred: their doctrine is this; A man (ſaith Tollet) is not alwaies bound to anſwere …
Thomas Beard · A Retractive from the Romish Religion · p. 42 · Open in the reader
Printed
But to be Sav'd from Lust & Sin, 's Abhor'dAbhorred,
With rule
But to be Sav'd from Lust & Sin, 's Abhor'dAbhorred,
Richard Baxter · Additions to the Poetical Fragments of Baxter · p. 38 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.