adj
mishallowed
Mishallowed (adj) means Set apart or blessed for an evil purpose, or blessed in the wrong way.
adj
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Set apart or blessed for an evil purpose, or blessed in the wrong way.
"We must leave here the body of Henry Cozens, pitifully slain. My own boyhood has died in agony on this gaunt mishallowed rock grown weary in gazing so long upon the Pacific's meaningless settle and heave."
— ODELL SHEPARD, WILLARD SHEPARD (1951)
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Etymology
Formed from mis- and hallowed.
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What is the meaning of mishallowed?
"mishallowed" (adj) means set apart or blessed for an evil purpose, or blessed in the wrong way.
What is another word for mishallowed?
Other words for "mishallowed" include unhallowed, unholy, profane, impious.
