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- [uhn-hoh-lee]
- /ʌnˈhoʊ li/
- /ʌnˈhəʊ.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-hoh-lee]
- /ʌnˈhoʊ li/
Definitions of unholy word
- adjective unholy not holy; not sacred or hallowed. 1
- adjective unholy impious; sinful; wicked. 1
- adjective unholy Informal. dreadful; ungodly: They got us out of bed at the unholy hour of three in the morning. 1
- adjective unholy not sacred 1
- adjective unholy alliance: unnatural, wrong 1
- adjective unholy dreadful 1
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Origin of unholy
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English unhālig (cognate with Dutch onheilig, Old Norse ūheilagr). See un-1, holy
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Parts of speech for Unholy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unholy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unholy
adj unholy
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- aweless — feeling no awe
- blankety-blank — damned
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- cast out — To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
adjective unholy
- deconsecrated — (of a church) having been transferred to secular use
- foredoomed — Simple past tense and past participle of foredoom.
- wicked — evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
Antonyms for unholy
adj unholy
- all-powerful — An all-powerful person or organization has the power to do anything they want.
- born-again — A born-again Christian is a person who has become an evangelical Christian as a result of a religious experience.
- churchgoing — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
- deistic — a person who believes in deism.
- doctrinal — of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine: a doctrinal dispute.
noun unholy
- asceticism — Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
- holiness — the quality or state of being holy; sanctity.
- divineness — The quality of being divine; divinity.
adjective unholy
- divine — of or relating to a god, especially the Supreme Being.
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