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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.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Feb. 2026
Her fiancé killed himself out of grief and was buried nearby on unconsecrated ground.
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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.
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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.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2019
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.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconsecrated
Adjective
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Although the film never comes out and says it, Ohm was possibly conceived on these unhallowed grounds, so maybe he was just born cursed.
Adjective
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To get this far, the architects navigated an unholy gauntlet of constraints.
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Some unholy mix of all of that?
Adjective
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Yet as the populations there shrink, populations are booming in less prosperous and less secular regions, including Africa and the Middle East.
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The encyclical has attracted serious attention from secular quarters as well.
Adjective
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Solstices are often associated with pagan religions and draw revelers of different faiths.
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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.
Adjective
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The one that slathers every bowl with ungodly amounts of cheese?
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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.
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“Unconsecrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconsecrated. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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