单词 | unholy |
释义 | unholy (once / 2371 pages) adj WORD FAMILY unholy: unholier, unholiest, unholily, unholiness+/holiness: holinesses/holy: holier, holies, holiest, holily, holiness, unholy USAGE EXAMPLESAnd so the different horrors of our age form an unholy alliance: Every terrorist attack increases the power of the populists. Slate(Dec 20, 2016) Huppert glows as if lit from within by some kind of unholy sunlight: she’s defiant, resplendent, teasing–and impossible to turn away from. Time(Nov 10, 2016) The home-sharing economy’s opposition is defined by just that unholy alliance. Washington Times(Nov 07, 2016) 1adj extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell unholy grimaces Syn demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic evil morally bad or wrong 2adj not hallowed or consecrated Syn|Ant unhallowed 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 3adj having committed unrighteous acts Syn sinful, wicked unrighteous not righteous |
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