unholy
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7.3
- adjective
- /ʌnˈhoʊli/
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inmoral
- Fundamentally, it's an unholy alliance between big business banks in the state, and that's what it was.
- unholy alliance
You're meeting somebody who is unholy.
- You're meeting somebody who is unholy.
- And he explains why eating meat is unholy and defiles the body and putrefies the gut and all this stuff.
- But I've seen some of the most godless, unholy, I don't want going through religious theme deprived, obscene garbage ever.
Examples
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Could this be an unholy alliance between the Mason brothers and The Wasp?
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Here in South Florida, there are unholy alliances between the Fanjuls and Big Sugar.
Blog text (32) -
And when was this unholy alliance joined?
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Yes, to partake in that would be unholy.
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For all their unholy delight at his predicament, he knew he could trust his friends.
Fiction book (1991) -
But Mexico and the United States are both concerned with the unholy alliance between drug traffickers and guerrillas there.
Academic text (2001) -
Let not your most holy servant be held captive by this unholy and deceitful spirit.
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Whatever their unholy origins, the guerrillas did come to represent a groundswell of popular hostility to Frelimo rule.
Academic text (1992) -
Euthyphro is about to go to court and is himself being told that he's impious, that he's unholy because he's prosecuting his father.
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His unholy actions most definitely went against the values of our community.
Synonyms
149
4.6
A person or action that is very bad and cruel
95
5.7
Very bad in a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
56
3.6
Wrong according to religious or moral rules
29
7.2
Something people think is morally wrong or dishonest
21
7.2
Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules
20
5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
5
7.6
Acting in a way that is unfair or morally wrong
2
9.8
Very unfair and wrong in a way that harms people
2
7.2
Not showing kindness or compassion expected of a caring person
Does not act in the kind, forgiving way Christians teach
Antonyms
How Wrong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unholy comes from un- 'not' and holy 'sacred', so it can describe a person or action that is 'not holy' or morally wrong. That's why unholy is used for wrong actions that break religious rules.