unholy

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊli

Adjective

unholy (comparative unholier or more unholy, superlative unholiest or most unholy)

1. Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.

   The priest's unholy behaviour brought the church into disrepute.

2. Dreadful, terrible, or otherwise atrocious.

   What an unholy mess your room is in!

Antonyms

• holy

Translations

evil

• Chinese:

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• Dutch: euvel (nl), kwaad (nl), kwaadaardig (nl), boos (nl), boosaardig (nl), slecht (nl), onheilig (nl)
• Finnish: epäpyhä, jumalaton (fi)
• French: impie (fr), maléfique (fr)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀνόσιος (anósios)

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• Romanian: rău (ro) m or n, nesfânt m or n, afurisit (ro) m or n, rea f, afurisită (ro) f
• Russian: нечестивый (ru) (nečestivyj), порочный (ru) (poročnyj)
• Spanish: impío (es) m
• Telugu: అపవిత్రమైన (apavitramaina), అపవిత్ర (apavitra)
• Turkish: kötü (tr), fena (tr), kem (tr), şeytanî
• Volapük: nesaludik (vo)

dreadful

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: jumalaton (fi), kaamea (fi)
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• French: sacré (fr), (colloquial) foutu (fr), atroce (fr)
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• Spanish: horroroso (es) m