different between hallowed vs unearthly
hallowed
English
Etymology
From Middle English halwed (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), from Old English ?eh?lgod (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), past participle of h?lgian (“to hallow, make holy”). Equivalent to hallow +? -ed. More at hallow.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?hal??d/
- (US) IPA(key): /?hælo?d/
- Homophone: halloed
Adjective
hallowed (comparative more hallowed, superlative most hallowed)
- Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Luke XI:
- When ye praye, saye: Oure father which arte in heven, halowed be thy name.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Luke XI:
Antonyms
- (sanctified, blessed): unhallowed
Derived terms
- mishallowed
- unhallowed
Translations
Verb
hallowed
- simple past tense and past participle of hallow
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unearthly
English
Etymology
From un- +? earthly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n????.li/
- (US) IPA(key): /?n???.li/
Adjective
unearthly (comparative unearthlier, superlative unearthliest)
- Not of the earth; non-terrestrial.
- 2012, Charles Lockwood, Tragedy at Honda, page 65
- In the hard glare of the Searchlight, which had been manned by Seaman 2nd class Evans W. Watkins, the rock had the unearthly look of a miniature satellite in space.
- 2012, Charles Lockwood, Tragedy at Honda, page 65
- Preternatural or supernatural.
- Strange, enigmatic, or mysterious.
- 1819 [publ. Sep 1858], James Morton, "The Poetical Remains of the late Dr. John Leyden, with Memoirs of his Life", The Calcutta Review, volume 31, page 25
- I then set out to survey the town in the self-same palankeen. The houses had all of them an unearthly appearance, by no means consonant to our ideas of Oriental splendor.
- 1819 [publ. Sep 1858], James Morton, "The Poetical Remains of the late Dr. John Leyden, with Memoirs of his Life", The Calcutta Review, volume 31, page 25
- Ideal beyond the mundane.
- 2000, Aileen Ribeiro, The Gallery of Fashion, page 42
- By the late sixteenth century Elizabeth had become the icon-like Virgin Queen of legend, an image created, to a large extent, by her extraordinary, unearthly costume and appearance.
- 2000, Aileen Ribeiro, The Gallery of Fashion, page 42
- Ridiculous, ludicrous, or outrageous.
- 1927, The Walther League Messenger, volume 36, page 225
- I see my boys all wearing the same unearthly trousers, the same hair cuts, garish ties and sweaters, all rolling their socks and entertaining the same crazy notions about everything.
- 1927, The Walther League Messenger, volume 36, page 225
Translations
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