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unholy

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un·ho·ly  (n-hl)
adj. un·ho·li·er, un·ho·li·est
1. Wicked; immoral.
2. Not hallowed or consecrated.
3. Informal Outrageous: took unholy risks to win the downhill race.

un·holi·ly adv.
un·holi·ness n.

unholy [ʌnˈhəʊlɪ]
adj -lier, -liest
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) not holy or sacred
2. immoral or depraved
3. Informal outrageous or unnatural an unholy alliance
unholiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unholyunholy - not hallowed or consecrated          
holy - belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
2.unholyunholy - 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"
evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
3.unholyunholy - having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person"
unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"

unholy
adjective
1. (Informal) shocking, awful, appalling, dreadful, outrageous, horrendous, unearthly, ungodly (informal) The economy is still in an unholy mess.
Translations
unholy [ʌnˈhəʊlɪ] ADJ
1. (= sinful) [activity] → impío
2. (= terrible) [mess, row] → tremendo; [noise] → tremendo, de mil demonios

unholy [ˌʌnˈhəʊli] adj
(= horrendous) [row, mess] → du diable
(= unnatural) [alliance, coalition] → contre nature
(= wicked) [delight, relish] → impie

unholy
adj (+er) (Rel) placeungeweiht; spiritsböse; (= evil, = sinful) activitiesübel; (inf) (= reprehensible) delightdiebisch (inf); allianceübel; (= awful) messheillos; noise, hourunchristlich (inf)

unholy [ʌnˈhəʊlɪ] adjprofano/a
at an unholy hour (fam) → ad un'ora indecente
an unholy alliance → una coalizione f paradossale
unholy [ʌnˈhəʊlɪ] adjprofano/a
at an unholy hour (fam) → ad un'ora indecente
an unholy alliance → una coalizione f paradossale

unholy
adj unholy [anˈhəuli]
1 disrespectful or irreverent shrieks of unholy laughter. onheilig غَيْر لائِق، لا إحْتِرامَ فيه сатанински neuctivý ugudelig ruchlos ανόσιος, ασεβής irreverente, profano; impío riivatu نامقدس jumalaton irrespectueux רָשָע दुष्ट bezbožan, zao szentségtörő sem sÿnir virðingarleysi irrispettoso 不信心な 불손한 piktas, negeras velnišķīgs; nešķīsts tdk suci schandelijk ugudelig bezbożny irreverente nepoliticos непочтительный neúctivý; zlý nespoštljiv sraman ogudaktig, ohelig ใจบาป saygısız 不虔敬的, 不敬的 нечестивий, бісівський گستاخانہ، ناپاک bất kính ,
2 outrageous or unreasonable an unholy din. vreeslike غَيْر مَعْقول، مُثير للغَضَب нечестив příšerný skrækkelig schrecklich εξωφρενικός, παράλογος ultrajante, ofensivo; indebido pöörane بدجنسانه؛ بد kauhea indu בִּלתִי סָבִיר भयानक strašan pokoli ferlegur, óheyrilegur terribile ひどい 사악한 baisus, siaubingas šausmīgs; drausmīgs melampau vreselijk skrekkelig, infernalsk piekielny dos diabos teribil ужасный príšerný grozljiv nerazuman avskyvärd, förfärlig ไม่มีเหตุผล akıl almaz 無理的,不合理的 образливий; жахливий نامعقول quá đáng


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The unholy fascination of dread dwells in the thought of the last moments of a ship reported as "missing" in the columns of the SHIPPING GAZETTE.
In these last-mentioned haunts you see only sailors; but in New Bedford, actual cannibals stand chatting at street corners; savages outright; many of whom yet carry on their bones unholy flesh.
With its jagged outline it is like a Monseratt of the Pacific, and you may imagine that there Polynesian knights guard with strange rites mysteries unholy for men to know.
 
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