"dishallow" meaning in English

See dishallow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dishallows [present, singular, third-person], dishallowing [participle, present], dishallowed [participle, past], dishallowed [past]
Etymology: From dis- + hallow. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|hallow}} dis- + hallow Head templates: {{en-verb}} dishallow (third-person singular simple present dishallows, present participle dishallowing, simple past and past participle dishallowed)
  1. (transitive, religion) To render unholy; to profane; to desecrate. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Religion

Inflected forms

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