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 conclusion of a long weekend draws some of our themes together as Fulham take on Chelsea, albeit in a wholly unholy manner.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of unholy

Adjective

In August, the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas ordered the case be dismissed, saying secular courts cannot intervene in church governance.

— Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
An unshakable moat The industrial gas ecosystem is driven by broad secular trends, including the reshoring of manufacturing, advanced semiconductor nodes and carbon capture infrastructure.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of secular

Adjective

The expert was expected to say the positioning of the bodies, the branches on the remains, the outdoor location of the crime and knife wounds to the victims all were indications of pagan rituals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Seeing those ancient sculptures would have a lasting impact on Cabrera, whose work contained forms that recall pagan ritual and prehistoric objects.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pagan

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