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Definition of "unhallowed" []

  • Not hallowed or consecrated. (adjective)
  • Lacking reverence; impious or irreligious. (adjective)
  • Not conforming to accepted ethical standards; immoral. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unhallowed" in a sentence
  • "Those who practice liberalism should be hanged without benefit of trial and they should be buried in unhallowed ground, preferably Canada."
  • "‘With what I shall call your unhallowed opinions, you have been quite shocking this lady: who, as I have already told you, is a born lady, and who, as I have not already told you, has had her own marriage misfortunes to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds — tens of Thousands of Pounds!’"
  • "'With what I shall call your unhallowed opinions, you have been quite shocking this lady: who, as I have already told you, is a born lady, and who, as I have not already told you, has had her own marriage misfortunes to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds-tens of Thousands of Pounds!'"