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unholy water

unholy water noun: magical water with the property of harming or cursing that which is good.

Noun

unholy water (uncountable)

  1. magical water with the property of harming or cursing that which is good

Origin of unholy water

Coined as an opposite to holy water, which is supposed to be effective against demons etc.

Questions about unholy water

What does unholy water mean?
Unholy water means magical water with the property of harming or cursing that which is good.
What part of speech is unholy water?
Unholy water is a noun.

Words near unholy water in the dictionary

  1. unholsters
  2. unholy
  3. unholy alliance
  4. unholy trinities
  5. unholy trinity
  6. unholy water
  7. unhome
  8. unhomed
  9. unhomelike
  10. unhomelikeness
  11. unhomeliness

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