unholy
- Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
- Dreadful, terrible, excessive, or otherwise atrocious.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʌnˈhəʊli/
Etymology
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.
prohibited as food
not to be eaten
kötü
profano
ανόσιος
diabolique
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