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dishallowing

dishallowing is the present participle and gerund of dishallow.

Meaning of dishallow

Verb

dishallow (third-person singular simple present dishallows, present participle dishallowing, simple past and past participle dishallowed)

  1. (transitive) To render unholy; to profane; to desecrate.
    • Nor can the unholiness of the priest dishallow the altar.c. 1623, Thomas Adams, The Temple (sermon preached at Paul's Cross)

Questions about dishallowing

What is dishallowing the present participle and gerund of?
Dishallowing is the present participle and gerund of dishallow.

Words near dishallowing in the dictionary

  1. dishabled
  2. dishables
  3. dishabling
  4. dishallow
  5. dishallowed
  6. dishallowing
  7. dishallows
  8. disharmonic
  9. disharmonical
  10. disharmonically
  11. disharmonies

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