| 单词 | unhallowed |
| 释义 | unhallowed (once / 7792 pages) adj Something that's unhallowed hasn't been blessed by a bishop or other religious authority. If a body is buried in "unhallowed ground," it's not a church-sanctioned cemetery or graveyard. An object, building, or piece of land that's hallowed is considered to be holy, or officially blessed by a priest or other religious authority. The words hallowed and unhallowed are used most frequently in religious speech or writing, often Catholic. A proper Catholic burial, for example, would be in hallowed ground. Both words come from the Old English halgian, "to make holy, consecrate, or ordain," related to halig, or "holy." WORD FAMILYunhallow: unhallowed, unhallowing+/hallow: hallowed, hallowing, hallows, unhallow USAGE EXAMPLESBounds had been set to this unhallowed purgatory. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) We were destined to live on unhallowed ground, beyond the gated city of God. Richard Rodriguez, Hunger of Memory(1982) That after all these years of blameless life you should suddenly be seized with a depraved desire for unhallowed amusement like this! Various, Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol...(2012) adj not hallowed or consecrated Syn|Ant unholy profane, unconsecrated, unsanctified not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled holy belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power consecrate, consecrated, dedicatedsolemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose beatified, blessedRoman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration Blessedworthy of worship consecrated, sacred, sanctifiedmade or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use hallowed, sacredworthy of religious veneration sacredconcerned with religion or religious purposes |
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