unholy

Meaning

1. Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
2. Dreadful, terrible, excessive, or otherwise atrocious.

Synonyms

unhallowed

accursed

impure

impious

fiendish

hellish

satanic

demonic

diabolic

diabolical

infernal

ominous

profane

sacrilegious

sinful

sinister

ungodly

wicked

prohibited as food

sinner

spiteful

unclean

unconsecrated

undedicated

hopelessly

unearthly

malicious

not to be eaten

desperate

unrighteous

godless

unsanctified

Translations

kötü

👎

profano

ανόσιος

ασεβής

impío

unheilig

diabolique

onheilig

ανίερος

impie

démoniaque

pecador

désespéré

malvat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈhəʊli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: unholi

Inherited from Old English: unhāliġ

Cognate with Scots: unhaly

Cognate with Dutch: onheilig

Cognate with German: unheilig

Cognate with Danish: uhellig

Cognate with Swedish: ohelig

In summary

From Middle English unholi, unhaliȝ, from Old English unhāliġ, from Proto-Germanic *unhailagaz, equivalent to un- + holy. Cognate with Scots unhaly, Dutch onheilig, German Low German unhillig, German unheilig, Danish uhellig, Swedish ohelig.