unconsecrated

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of unconsecrated 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
  • But as he is penned in place at his desk, Lamb turns to his one reliable weapon, his unholy flatulence, to hatch an escape plan.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Portrayed throughout the season as an unholy fool of sorts, free of malice and premeditation and utterly harmless once properly medicated, Ed redeems himself to a certain extent.
    Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That later became the foundational precedent for centuries of papal claims to secular authority over the papal states of the Romagna.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • By this time, however, Hamas had already begun to eclipse secular rivals in popularity and Palestinian elections held in 2006 led to a victory for the Islamist militant group, sparking clashes with the PA's leading Fatah faction and Hamas' eventual takeover of the territory the following year.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The History Blog noted that King Knut led campaigns against pagan groups to spread Christianity.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • By this time, the eastern Roman empire, where Zosimus lived, had been fairly thoroughly Christianized, but Zosimus was a pagan hostile to Christianity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Who would dare argue against the ungodly devastation Jews experienced?
    Sahar Mustafah August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
  • There are several other unfortunate factors in this ungodly situation.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025

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“Unconsecrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconsecrated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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