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Antonyms for unconsecrated


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kon-si-kreyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn sɪˌkreɪt



Definition of unconsecrated

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin consecratus, past participle of consecrare "to make holy, devote," from com- "together" (see com-) + sacrare (see sacred). Related: Consecrated; consecrating.
  • As in profane : adj immoral, crude, disrespectful of religion
  • As in unhallowed : adj unholy
Example sentences :
  • It was unconsecrated, and there could be no sacrilege in using it.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • You were good from instinct and from unconsecrated moral grace.
  • Extract from : « The Philosophical Letters » by Friedrich Schiller
  • I don't want to think that—that what we feel for each other is—unconsecrated.
  • Extract from : « A Far Country, Complete » by Winston Churchill
  • That she—” he said, “that she should lie so far from them, and in unconsecrated ground!
  • Extract from : « In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • For "unconsecrated" ricefields the ritual is less complicated.
  • Extract from : « Indo-China and Its Primitive People » by Henry Baudesson
  • The first allowance settled on the heir to his unconsecrated royal father's uncertain fortunes was ten crowns a month.
  • Extract from : « Charles the Bold » by Ruth Putnam
  • Every rain that descends washes from the unconsecrated bank the bones of those intrepid sufferers.
  • Extract from : « American Prisoners of the Revolution » by Danske Dandridge
  • Nor let us think they who lie beneath its shadow are indeed resting (as degenerate Italians fancy) in unconsecrated ground.
  • Extract from : « Walks in Rome » by Augustus J.C. Hare
  • He is not to rest among the respectable Christians; but in the strip of unconsecrated ground outside the sacred inclosure.
  • Extract from : « Told by the Death's Head » by Mr Jkai
  • I desire to be buried in the unconsecrated part of the cemetery, in the spot where six months ago I caused a stake to be driven.
  • Extract from : « The Surprises of Life » by Georges Clemenceau

Synonyms for unconsecrated

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