UNHALLOWED

unholy, unhallowed

(adjective) not hallowed or consecrated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unhallowed (comparative more unhallowed, superlative most unhallowed)

Not hallowed or blessed; unholy.

Antonyms

• hallowed

Source: Wiktionary


Un*hal"lowed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + hallowed.]

Definition: Not consecrated; hence, profane; unholy; impious; wicked. In the cause of truth, no unhallowed violence . . . is either necessary or admissible. E. D. Griffin.

UNHALLOW

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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