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单词 unconsecrated
释义

unconsecrated

adjective

un·​con·​se·​crat·​ed ˌən-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkrā-təd How to pronounce unconsecrated (audio)
: not having been made or declared sacred : not consecrated
buried in unconsecrated ground
an unconsecrated offering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There was the time that Patterson and a fellow altar boy—Patterson grew up in a devoutly Catholic family—almost got caught with a stash of unconsecrated Communion hosts that his friend had squirrelled away for post-Mass snacking. Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 The cocktail is made with Kikori Rice Whiskey, Clement coconut, lemon, black sesame and Japanese chili, garnished with red, white and blue unconsecrated communion wafers. San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

unconsecrated

adjective

as in unhallowed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unhallowed
  • unholy
  • pagan
  • secular
  • godless
  • ungodly
  • heathen
  • heretic
  • irreligious
  • heretical
  • sacrilegious
  • miscreant
  • impious
  • profane
  • blasphemous
  • religionless
  • atheistical
  • agnostic
  • atheistic
  • paganish
  • nonreligious
  • irreverent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pious
  • reverent
  • holy
  • religious
  • consecrated
  • devout
  • godly
  • worshipful
  • worshipping
  • sainted
  • saintly
  • worshiping
  • sacred
  • prayerful
  • sanctified
  • sacrosanct
  • hallowed
  • God-fearing
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