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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.

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Origin of unhallowed

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

Words nearby unhallowed

ungulate, unguligrade, Unh, unhair, unhallow, unhallowed, unhampered, unhand, unhandled, unhandsome, unhandy
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Words related to unhallowed

deconsecrated, profane, irreligious, secular, ungodly, unblessed, unconsecrated, unsacred, unsanctified, bad, disrespectful, immoral, impious, sinful, wicked

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British Dictionary definitions for unhallowed

unhallowed
/ (ʌnˈhæləʊd) /

adjective

not consecrated or holyunhallowed ground
sinful or profane
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