- unhálig
- adj unholy, profane
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
unhálig
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unholy — unholiness, n. /un hoh lee/, adj., unholier, unholiest. 1. not holy; not sacred or hallowed. 2. impious; sinful; wicked. 3. Informal. dreadful; ungodly: They got us out of bed at the unholy hour of three in the morning. [bef. 1000; ME; OE unhalig … Universalium
unholy — O.E. unhalig, impious, profane, wicked, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + halig (see HOLY (Cf. holy)). Cf. M.Du. onheilich, O.N. uheilagr, Dan. unhellig, Swed. ohelig. In reference to actions, it is attested from late 14c. Colloquial sense of awful,… … Etymology dictionary
unholy — /ʌnˈhoʊli/ (say un hohlee) adjective (unholier, unholiest) 1. not holy; not sacred or hallowed. 2. impious; sinful; wicked. 3. Colloquial dreadful; outrageous. {Middle English; Old English unhālig} –unholily, adverb –unholiness, noun …
unholy — [unhō′lē] adj. unholier, unholiest [ME < OE unhalig < un , not + halig,HOLY] 1. not sacred, hallowed, or consecrated 2. wicked; profane; impious 3. Informal outrageous; dreadful unholiness n … English World dictionary
unholy — adj. (unholier, unholiest) 1 impious, profane, wicked. 2 colloq. dreadful, outrageous (made an unholy row about it). 3 not holy. Derivatives: unholiness n. Etymology: OE unhalig (as UN (1), HOLY) … Useful english dictionary
un|ho|ly — «uhn HOH lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. 1. not holy; profane. 2. ungodly; wicked; sinful. 3 … Useful english dictionary
