mishallowed
mishallowed adjective: consecrated to evil uses, or by unhallowed means.
Adjective
mishallowed (comparative more mishallowed, superlative most mishallowed)
- Consecrated to evil uses, or by unhallowed means.
- The high places not only stood, but were frequented both by the people and king. I do not find David climbing up those mishallowed hills in an affection of the variety of altars: Solomon doth so, and yet loves the Lord, and is loved of God again.1863, Joseph Hall, The works of the Joseph Hall
- Which bade to battle the best knight that stood On Arthur's, and so dying of his wild mood Had set upon his conqueror's flesh the seal Of his mishallowed and anointed steel, Whereof the venom and enchanted might Made the sign burn here branded in her sight.1905, Algernon Charles Swinburne, The poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne
Synonyms of mishallowed
Forms of mishallowed
| comparative | more mishallowed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mishallowed |
Origin of mishallowed
From mis- + hallowed.
Questions about mishallowed
- What does mishallowed mean?
- Mishallowed means consecrated to evil uses, or by unhallowed means.
- What part of speech is mishallowed?
- Mishallowed is an adjective.
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