noun
Meaning 1
The state of being unholy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unholiness
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of being unholy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: holiness
Broader terms: quality
Narrower terms: profaneness, unsanctification
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English unholy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unholiness From unholy + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Unheiligkeit — the state of being unholy
- Ancient Greek: ἀνοσιότης (anosiótēs) — the state of being unholy
- Hindi: अपवित्रता (apvitratā) — the state of being unholy