unhouseled

[ uhn-hou-zuhld ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. not having received the Eucharist.

unhouseled

/ ʌnˈhaʊzəld /

adjective

1. archaic.
   not having received the Eucharist

Word History and Origins

Origin of unhouseled¹

First recorded in 1525–35; un- ¹ + housel + -ed ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of unhouseled¹

C16: from un- + obsolete housel to administer the sacrament, from Old English hūsl (n), hūslian (vb), of unknown origin

Example Sentences

The word "unhouseled" in this means that he died without receiving the sacred elements before his death.

From Project Gutenberg

It was Voltaire's last triumph; four days later, unshriven and unhouseled, he expired.

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