Definitions for unholyʌnˈhoʊ li
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•ho•lyʌnˈhoʊ li(adj.)-li•er, -li•est.
not holy; not sacred or hallowed.
impious; sinful; wicked.
dreadful; outrageous; ungodly:
neighbors making an unholy racket.
Category: Informal
Origin of unholy:
bef. 1000
un•ho′li•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
unholy, unhallowed(adj)
not hallowed or consecrated
demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy(adj)
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"
sinful, unholy, wicked(adj)
having committed unrighteous acts
"a sinful person"
Wiktionary
unholy(Adjective)
Something that is evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
Webster Dictionary
Unholy(adj)
not holy; unhallowed; not consecrated; hence, profane; wicked; impious
Translations for unholy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- onheiligAfrikaans
- غَيْر لائِق، لا إحْتِرامَ فيهArabic
- сатанинскиBulgarian
- irreverentePortuguese (BR)
- neuctivýCzech
- ruchlosGerman
- ugudeligDanish
- ανόσιος, ασεβήςGreek
- irreverente, profano; impíoSpanish
- riivatuEstonian
- نامقدسFarsi
- halveksivaFinnish
- irrespectueuxFrench
- רָשָעHebrew
- दुष्टHindi
- bezbožan, zaoCroatian
- szentségtörőHungarian
- tidak sopanIndonesian
- sem sÿnir virðingarleysiIcelandic
- irrispettosoItalian
- 不信心なJapanese
- 불손한Korean
- piktas, negerasLithuanian
- velnišķīgs; nešķīstsLatvian
- tdk suciMalay
- schandelijkDutch
- ugudeligNorwegian
- bezbożnyPolish
- irreverentePortuguese
- nepoliticosRomanian
- непочтительныйRussian
- neúctivý; zlýSlovak
- nespoštljivSlovenian
- sramanSerbian
- ogudaktig, oheligSwedish
- ใจบาปThai
- saygısızTurkish
- 不虔敬的, 不敬的Chinese (Trad.)
- нечестивий, бісівськийUkrainian
- گستاخانہ، ناپاکUrdu
- bất kínhVietnamese
- 不虔敬的，邪恶的Chinese (Simp.)
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