unhallowed

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb remove the consecration from a person or an object
  2. adjective not hallowed or consecrated

Etymology

From Middle English unhalowyd; equivalent to un- + hallowed.

Synonyms

desecrate, unhallow, deconsecrate

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