unhallowed

[ uhn-hal-ohd ]

/ ʌnˈhæl oʊd /

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adjective

not hallowed or consecrated; not regarded as holy or sacred: unhallowed ground.

impious; unholy.

wicked or sinful: unhallowed practices.

Nearby words

ungulate, unguligrade, unh, unhair, unhallow, unhallowed, unhampered, unhand, unhandled, unhandsome, unhandy

Origin of unhallowed

before 1000; Middle English unhalewed, Old English unhālghod, ungehālghod; see un-¹, hallowed

Definition for unhallowed (2 of 2)

unhallow

[ uhn-hal-oh ]

/ ʌnˈhæl oʊ /

verb (used with object)

to desecrate; profane.

Origin of unhallow

First recorded in 1525–35; un-² + hallow¹

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Examples from the Web for unhallowed

The unhallowed passions of this great criminal had their origin also in the confessional.
Roman Catholicism in Spain|Anonymous
He would begin his unhallowed performance about dusk, just as every respectable bird was preparing to settle down for the night.
Novel Notes|Jerome K. Jerome
Ye who revel in guilty joys, and drink deep of the nectar in the gilded cup of unhallowed pleasures—beware!
City Crimes|Greenhorn
Was it an illusion when he corresponded with her,—contrary to my express orders,—both before and after that unhallowed journey?
He Knew He Was Right|Anthony Trollope

They had neither race, nor creed, nor aspirations, but only an unhallowed lust for the fruits of rapine.
The Cattle-Baron's Daughter|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for unhallowed (1 of 2)

unhallowed

/ (ʌnˈhæləʊd) /

adjective

not consecrated or holyunhallowed ground

sinful or profane

British Dictionary definitions for unhallowed (2 of 2)

unhallow

/ (ʌnˈhæləʊ) /

verb

(tr) archaic to desecrate

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