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unholy

 
Dictionary: un·ho·ly   (ŭn-hō') pronunciation
adj., -li·er, -li·est.
  1. Wicked; immoral.
  2. Not hallowed or consecrated.
  3. Informal. Outrageous: took unholy risks to win the downhill race.
unholily un·ho'li·ly adv.
unholiness un·ho'li·ness n.

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adj

Definition: outrageous
Antonyms: reasonable, sensible

adj

Definition: sacrilegious
Antonyms: godly, holy, pious, religious


WordNet: unholy
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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: not hallowed or consecrated
  Synonym: unhallowed
  Antonym: holy (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
  Synonyms: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic

Meaning #3: having committed unrighteous acts
  Synonyms: sinful, wicked


Translations: Unholy
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uhellig, ureligiøs, ugudelig, urimelig, rædselsfuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
zondig, niet heilig/gewijd, immoreel/verdorven, schandalig/ onchristelijk, een zondig persoon

Français (French)
adj. - contre nature, épouvantable, impie

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unheilig, (ugs.) furchtbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανίερος, ανόσιος, παράλογος

Italiano (Italian)
profano, sacrilego

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ímpio, profano, perverso

Русский (Russian)
нечестивый, порочный, ужасный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - impío, profano, infernal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ohelig, syndig, ond

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不神圣的, 邪恶的, 不洁净的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不神聖的, 邪惡的, 不潔淨的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신성하지 않은, 신앙심 없는, 지독한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 神聖でない, 不信心な, とてつもない, 罪深い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شرير, اثيم, مدنس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא קדוש, רשע, נורא‬


 
 
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