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un·hal·lowed    Audio Help   [uhn-hal-ohd] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.not hallowed or consecrated; not regarded as holy or sacred: unhallowed ground.
2.impious; unholy.
3.wicked or sinful: unhallowed practices.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME unhalewed, OE unhālghod, ungehālghod; see un-1, hallowed]
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un·hal·low    Audio Help   (ŭn-hāl'ō)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   un·hal·lowed, un·hal·low·ing, un·hal·lows Archaic
To violate the holiness of; profane or desecrate.

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un·hal·lowed    Audio Help   (ŭn-hāl'ōd)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Not hallowed or consecrated.
    1. Lacking reverence; impious or irreligious.
    2. Not conforming to accepted ethical standards; immoral.

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unhallowed 
O.E. unhalgod, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of hallow.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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unhallowed

adjective
not hallowed or consecrated [syn: unholy] [ant: holy] 

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