unsanctified

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Thân thiện

A priest refuses to perform a ceremony in an unsanctified burial ground.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled: Describes a person, place, or object that has not been made sacred through a religious ceremony or rite, or that has been made impure or profane.

Usage

• The adjective "unsanctified" is used to describe something that lacks a sacred or holy status. It often carries a formal or religious tone.
• It can describe physical spaces (like ground), objects, or even abstract concepts that have not been blessed or consecrated.
• It implies a state of being ordinary, secular, or ritually unclean from a religious perspective.

Examples

• The ancient burial site was discovered on unsanctified ground, unlike the consecrated cemetery nearby.
• In their tradition, using an unsanctified vessel for the ritual offering was strictly forbidden.
• He felt a profound unease, as if he were standing in an unsanctified place.

Advanced Usage

• "to leave something unsanctified": to deliberately not perform a rite of consecration.
  • The new chapel was left unsanctified due to the ongoing dispute.
• Used in theological or philosophical discussions to contrast the sacred with the profane or secular.
  • The debate centered on the role of unsanctified art in a religious society.

Variants and Related Words

• Unconsecrated (adj): Not made or declared sacred. (A close synonym, often used interchangeably with "unsanctified").
• Profane (adj): Not connected with religious or spiritual matters; showing disrespect toward sacred things. (Can be stronger, implying active disrespect).
• Secular (adj): Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. (Neutral in tone, not implying defilement).

Synonyms

• Unconsecrated
• Unholy
• Profane (in one sense)
• Defiled (when implying a loss of sanctity)

Antonyms

• Sanctified
• Consecrated
• Holy
• Sacred
• Blessed

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Unsanctified ground: A common phrase referring to land that has not been blessed for a specific (often burial) purpose.
  • Pirates were often buried in unsanctified ground.
• No common phrasal verbs are formed directly with "unsanctified."

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled

Từ đồng nghĩa

• profane
• unconsecrated