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English Dictionary: unholy by the DICT Development Group
2 results for unholy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unholy
adj
  1. not hallowed or consecrated
    Synonym(s): unholy, unhallowed
    Antonym(s): holy
  2. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"
    Synonym(s): demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy
  3. having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person"
    Synonym(s): sinful, unholy, wicked
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Unholy \Un*ho"ly\, a.
      Not holy; unhallowed; not consecrated; hence, profane;
      wicked; impious. -- {Un*ho"li*ly}, adv. -- {Un*ho"li*ness},
      n.
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