UNCONSECRATED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

unconsecrated

adjective

Definition of unconsecrated

as in unhallowed

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Recent Examples of unconsecrated Beyond the number of cillíní and burial sites uncovered, the practices surrounding these unconsecrated grounds reveal a complex emotional landscape marked by grief, shame, and trauma, according to the press release. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026 Her fiancé killed himself out of grief and was buried nearby on unconsecrated ground. — Joe Kloc, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconsecrated

Adjective

Repetitive mental work in such unhallowed spaces also punished the mind and the soul.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Although the film never comes out and says it, Ohm was possibly conceived on these unhallowed grounds, so maybe he was just born cursed.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of unhallowed

Adjective

The heart-palpitating rhythms and glitchy stutters suggest some unholy mix of early Plastikman and Mark Fell, the vestiges of ’90s dance music reanimated into a herky-jerky Frankenstein’s monster.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
As Russia and Iran deepen their unholy alliance, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the conflict in the Mideast cannot be viewed as separate and isolated problems.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 30 July 2026

Definition of unholy

Adjective

The stock remains above the rising monthly cloud model, which defines the secular bull trend.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Her choice was made possible not just by medical infrastructure, but by decades of La Presse front pages, the slow cultural work of a secular society deciding, together, this was something a person could choose.

— Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of secular

Adjective

There’s more than a tinge of folk horror to this lingering mystery, which brings to mind the 1973 genre landmark The Wicker Man, in which a puritanical police officer travels to a remote island community that’s reverted to old pagan ways.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Glenn Turner, the former owner of a pagan and metaphysical shop, is running as a member of the Green Party.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

Definition of pagan

Adjective

The one that slathers every bowl with ungodly amounts of cheese?

— Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 16 May 2026
From the ungodly stuff leading to success, to setting a postseason record for appearances, to barking like a dog to fire up teammates, Varland is settling in.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Definition of ungodly

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