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   Un·ho·ly

   /ˌənˈhōlē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. sinful; wicked: "a father killing his son is an act against nature—unholy and loathsome" Similar ungodlygodlessirreligiousimpiousblasphemoussacrilegiousprofaneheathenpaganatheisticnontheisticirreverentwickedeviliniquitousimmoralcorruptdepravedsinfuldevilishfiendishdemonicdiabolicalsatanicinfernalOpposite righteousholy
   • ▪ denoting an alliance with potentially harmful implications between two or more parties that are not natural allies: "an unholy alliance between economic and political power" Similar unnaturaldiscordantincompatibleunusualimprobablehellishmade in hell
   • ▪ awful; dreadful (used for emphasis): "she was making an unholy racket" Similar shockingdreadfuloutrageousappallingterriblehorrifyinghorrendoushorrificfrightfulinformal:ungodlyOpposite mild

   Word Origin Old Englishunhālig (see un-1, holy).

   Derivatives

   • 1. unholiness noun

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   What is unholy adjective?

   • [only before noun] (informal) used to emphasize how bad something is She wondered how she had got into this unholy mess. There was an unholy row going on next door. Definition of unholy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does unholiness mean?

   • 1. Wicked; immoral. 2. Not hallowed or consecrated. 3. Outrageous: took unholy risks to win the downhill race. un·ho′li·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 1.

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   Where did the word Unholy come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word unholy is in the Old English period (pre-1150). unholy is a word inherited from Germanic. unhode, v. Old English–1275 unholy, adj. & n. Old English–

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   What does Unholy mean in the Bible?

   • For unholy - "Those who are regardless of duty to God or man," Robinson, Lexicon. The word occurs in the New Testament only here, and in 2 Timothy 3:2. It has particular reference to those who fail of their duty toward God, and means those who have no piety; who are irreligious.

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   6 days ago · 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use unholy to emphasize how unreasonable or unpleasant you think something is. [emphasis] She protested that it wasn't traditional jazz at all, but an unholy row. The economy is still an unholy mess. Synonyms: shocking [informal], awful, appalling, dreadful More Synonyms of unholy.

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   Unholy Definition. Not sacred, hallowed, or consecrated. Wicked; profane; impious. Outrageous; dreadful.

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   • Etymology
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   From Middle English unholi, unhaliȝ, from Old English unhāliġ, from Proto-Germanic *unhailagaz, equivalent to un- +‎ holy. Cognate with Scots unhaly, Dutch onheilig, German Low German unhillig, German unheilig, Danish uhellig, Swedish ohelig.

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   unholy (comparative unholier or more unholy, superlative unholiest or most unholy) 1. Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted. 1.1. The priest's unholybehaviour brought the church into disrepute. 1.1. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 18...

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   unholy. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Religion un‧ho‧ly /ʌnˈhəʊli $ -ˈhoʊ-/ adjective [ no comparative] 1 → an unholy alliance 2 [ only before noun] informal bad and extreme An unholy row broke out between two of the men drinking in the bar. an unholy mess 3 not holy, or not respecting what is holy ...

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   What does the word unholy mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word unholy . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   not holy; not sacred or hallowed. impious; sinful; wicked. Informal Terms dreadful; ungodly: They got us out of bed at the unholy hour of three in the morning. bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English unhālig (cognate with Dutch onheilig, Old Norse ūheilagr ). See un - 1, holy.