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- [uhn-hal-ohd]
- /ʌnˈhæl oʊd/
- /ʌnˈhæləʊd/
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- [uhn-hal-ohd]
- /ʌnˈhæl oʊd/
Definitions of unhallowed word
- adjective unhallowed not hallowed or consecrated; not regarded as holy or sacred: unhallowed ground. 1
- adjective unhallowed impious; unholy. 1
- adjective unhallowed wicked or sinful: unhallowed practices. 1
- verb with object unhallowed to desecrate; profane. 1
- adjective unhallowed not consecrated or holy 0
- adjective unhallowed sinful or profane 0
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Origin of unhallowed
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English unhalewed, Old English unhālghod, ungehālghod; see un-1, hallowed
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Parts of speech for Unhallowed
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unhallowed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unhallowed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unhallowed
adj unhallowed
- aweless — feeling no awe
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- cloven-footed — having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle.
- clovenfooted — having split hoofs, once assumed to represent the halves of a single undivided hoof, as in cattle.
adjective unhallowed
- nonsacred — Not sacred.
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
Antonyms for unhallowed
adj unhallowed
- hallowed — regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.
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