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Unhallowed (adj) means not blessed or sacred; unholy.

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Not blessed or sacred; unholy.

"The murderer was buried in unhallowed ground."

"In the service of Venus ghastly and unhallowed crimes have been committed, men have braved tempestuous dangers, have renounced magnificence, power, and possessions, confirming the almost thaumaturgic virtue of ‘All for love.’" — Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs (1961)

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