"unhallowed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unhallowed [comparative], most unhallowed [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English unhalowyd; equivalent to un- + hallowed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unhalowyd}} Middle English unhalowyd, {{prefix|en|un|hallowed}} un- + hallowed Head templates: {{en-adj}} unhallowed (comparative more unhallowed, superlative most unhallowed)
  1. Not hallowed or blessed; unholy. Translations (not hallowed or blessed): βέβηλος (bébēlos) (Ancient Greek), без благославления (Russian), ovigd (Swedish)
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