UNHALLOW

desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate

(verb) remove the consecration from a person or an object

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unhallow (third-person singular simple present unhallows, present participle unhallowing, simple past and past participle unhallowed)

To profane; to desecrate.

Synonyms

• See also desecrate

Source: Wiktionary


Un*hal"low, v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hallow.]

Definition: To profane; to desecrate. The vanity unhallows the virtue. L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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