Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Unholy"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unholy
adj 1: not hallowed or consecrated [syn: {unhallowed}] [ant: {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" [syn: {demonic}, {diabolic},
{diabolical}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {infernal}, {satanic}]
3: having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person" [syn: {sinful},
{wicked}]
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