UNHOLINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of being unholy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("unholiness" is a kind of...):

quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unholiness"):

profaneness; unsanctification (unholiness by virtue of being profane)

Antonym:

holiness (the quality of being holy)

Derivation:

unholy (extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell)

unholy (having committed unrighteous acts)

unholy (not hallowed or consecrated)