Unhallowed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unhallowed is an adjective meaning Not hallowed or blessed; unholy.
Meaning
Not hallowed or blessed; unholy.
Example Sentences
The murderer was buried in unhallowed ground.
It seemed a desecration and an unhallowed thing to touch that sleeping image of the live man by my side.
Would the lass but consent to go abroad in the unhallowed place at this awful season and hour of the night, she was as firmly handfasted to the Devil as if she had signed a bond with her own blood; […]
In the service of Venus ghastly and unhallowed crimes have been committed, men have braved tempestuous dangers, have renounced magnificence, power, and possessions, confirming the almost thaumaturgic virtue of ‘All for love.’
Synonyms for unhallowed
Depending on context, synonyms include mishallowed, profane, common, unholy, unconsecrated, unsanctified.
Antonyms for unhallowed
Common opposites include holy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unsanctified, unconsecrated, unholy, profane, nonsanctified, unprofanable.
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