In one significant, though repulsive, particular some of the heathen went farther than the Hebrews: occasionally, the sinner who sought cleansing from defilement was actually washed in the blood of the victim slain for him.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
She had made up her mind that it was her duty-her duty, not only to Athena, but also to Hew Lingard,-to do this difficult, this repulsive thing which was being required of her.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Nothing of the repulsive or terrible ever came from his hand.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou