unconsecrated

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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 For a person that was—was supposed to be baptized, they’re not supposed to put into unconsecrated ground. Dan Barry, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022 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
  • Stewart’s routine was both uninspired and unholy — an act that failed to edify any audience.
    Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
  • Iommi added the diabolus in musica, an eerie tritone musical interval denounced as unholy and dangerous since the Middle Ages.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • In India, the demands of blood and soil are now pitted against the exalted idea of a more secular country.
    Aatish Taseer, Time, 15 July 2025
  • As Costa tells it, even the turmoil of the ensuing years, which included a brutal military dictatorship and multiple impeachments, were still at heart secular: Humans, however flawed and at times incredibly cruel, remained at the root of these decisions.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • This attempt to turn back the clock included the purging of Christian texts from schools, the conversion of Christian churches into pagan temples, and religious persecution as it had been practiced in centuries past.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Over time, my conquistadors retired, and my pagan temples got demolished to make way for grocery stores.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In the height of World War II, Johann Schmidt uncovers a weapon called the Tesseract and is keen on unlocking its ungodly powers.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • To be sure, Musk still has an ungodly amount of money and an inarguably significant political win under his belt with the re-election of Trump.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025

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“Unconsecrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconsecrated. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.

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