unconsecrated
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9.0
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈkɒnsəˌkreɪtɪd/
:
no consagrado
- His dwelling is not to be profaned by unconsecrated hands.
- unconsecrated ground
- unconsecrated host
Examples
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But a little unconsecrated dirt will put the place to rights again.
Fiction book (1991) -
That bread, uh... is unconsecrated.
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You can buy the wafers in bulk online, unconsecrated.
Blog text (4) -
I handle unconsecrated hosts every day and consecrated hosts every week, just like the one in your picture.
Blog text (4) -
If no one can distinguish an unconsecrated cracker from a consecrated one, how can one say that a consecrated cracker is anything but a cracker?
Blog text (1) -
She can see the mouse rolling that pearl to its hole in the sacristy, invisible under the shelf where Father Matherne keeps the unconsecrated hosts.
Fiction book (2000) -
The priest explained that the land was unconsecrated, meaning it had not been blessed for religious ceremonies.
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She refused to eat the unconsecrated bread, preferring only the sacred communion wafers during the service.
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Visitors are not allowed to walk on the unconsecrated ground where the forgotten souls lie.
Synonyms
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6.1
Not sacred and not fit for worship
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6.3
Not related to religion, like everyday life or art
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8.9
Not made holy in a religious ceremony
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9.9
A thing not made holy or blessed
Not holy or used in religious ceremonies
Antonyms
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Morphology
unconsecrated = consecrated (transparent) = un + consecrate + ed
The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'consecrated', so the meaning 'not consecrated' is directly derived.
Etymology
The word unconsecrated starts with un- meaning 'not' and comes from consecrate, whose root sacra means 'holy' and appears in the familiar word sacred. So unconsecrated means 'not made holy' or not officially set apart for religious use.