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unholy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unholy \Un*ho"ly\, a. Not holy; unhallowed; not consecrated; hence profane; wicked; impious. -- {Un*ho"li*ly}, adv -- {Un*ho"li*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unholy adj 1: not hallowed or consecrated [syn: {unhallowed}] [ant: {holy}] 2: extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: {demonic}, {diabolic}, {diabolical}, {fiendish}, {hellish}, {infernal}, {satanic}] 3: having committed unrighteous acts "a sinful person" [syn: {sinful}, {wicked}]
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