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unˈhallowed, ppl. a.
[OE. unhálᵹod (and unᵹehálᵹod), f. un-1 8 + hallowed ppl. a.]
1. Not formally hallowed or consecrated; left secular or profane.
c1000Sax. Leechd. I. 380 Nim eall swa fela dropena..unhalᵹodes eles. 1297R. Glouc. (Rolls) 7156 Ac vor þe chirche vn-halewed was, þeruore him was wo; He þoȝt lete it halwy. 1303R. Brunne Handl. Synne 8609 Ȝyf þyng vnhalewed were forgete, Þat yn holy cherche were lete, Or halewed þyng yn ouþer stede lay. c1380Wyclif Wks. (1880) 69 Þei wolen suffre an auter vnhalwedid [sic], or a chirche or a chirche ȝerde suspendid. c1440Jacob's Well 16 Þey..þat..beryn awey, or stelyn holy cherche good out of ony oþer place vnhalwyd. 1532More Confut. Tindale Wks. 375/1 Nowe wyll not Tyndal sette a strawe the more by the annoyntyng with holye oyle, then by smeryng with vnhalowed butter. 1587in T. Norton Calvin's Inst. iv. xix. 492 margin, Men vnhallowed and vnconsecrated. 1797S. & Ht. Lee Canterb. T. (1799) I. 311 Let us beware how we deem that spot unhallowed which receives the ashes of the good! 1805Southey Madoc i. xv, This night, Thy father's body..shall be..cast aside In some unhallowed pit, with foul disgrace.
2. Not having a hallowed or sacred character; unholy, impious, wicked:
a. Of actions.
1591Troub. Raigne K. John xii. 88 His quarrell is vn⁓hallowed, false, and wrong. 1626Jackson Creed viii. xi. §1 To adventure upon the pretended mysteries of some un⁓hallowed art. 1656Milton Lett. State Wks. 1851 VIII. 361 That unhallow'd villany nefariously attempted upon the Person of our Agent. 1725Pope Odyss. xii. 468 Six guilty days my wretched mates employ In impious feasting, and unhallow'd joy. 1813Scott Rokeby vi. xviii, What ruth can Denzil claim from him, Whose thoughtless youth he led astray, And damn'd to this unhallow'd way? 1846A. Marsh Father Darcy II. xvi. 271 She..felt her heart shudder with unhallowed pleasure, as she thought of the dreadful day of reckoning.
b. Of persons, the hands, tongue, etc.
1588Shakes. Tit. A. v. iii. 14 Away Inhumaine Dogge, Vnhallowed Slaue. 1603Drayton Bar. Wars v. xxxv, Vile traytors, hold of your vnhallowed hands. 1663Bp. Patrick Parab. Pilgr. xvii, He cares not for being extolled by such unhallowed mouths. 1703Rowe Ulysses i. i, The rude unhallow'd Railer's Tongue. 1765Goldsm. Hermit xxiv, Forgive a stranger rude,..Whose feet unhallow'd thus intrude Where Heaven and you reside. 1827Disraeli Viv. Grey vi. i. 272 Ye most unhallowed rogues.
c. Of places or things.
1588Shakes. Tit. A. ii. iii. 210 Why dost not..helpe me out, From this vnhallow'd and blood-stained Hole? 1634Milton Comus 757, I had not thought to have unlockt my lips In this unhallow'd air. 1651Hobbes Leviath. iv. xliv. 339 Wherein every thing..(except the unhallowed Spittle of the Priest) hath some set form of Exorcisme. 1853Kingsley Hypatia i, He had entered the unhallowed precincts, where devils still lingered about their ancient shrines.
Hence unˈhallowedness.
1899Mrs. E. Kennard Morals Midlands 399 It has shown me the unhallowedness of love that is not lawful. |