unconsecrated

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Recent Examples of unconsecrated Her fiancé killed himself out of grief and was buried nearby on unconsecrated ground. Joe Kloc, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023 For a person that was—was supposed to be baptized, they’re not supposed to put into unconsecrated ground. Dan Barry, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022 There was the time that Patterson and a fellow altar boy—Patterson grew up in a devoutly Catholic family—almost got caught with a stash of unconsecrated Communion hosts that his friend had squirrelled away for post-Mass snacking. Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 The cocktail is made with Kikori Rice Whiskey, Clement coconut, lemon, black sesame and Japanese chili, garnished with red, white and blue unconsecrated communion wafers. San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unconsecrated
Adjective
  • Together, these unholy alliances change rules, fire bureaucrats, silence critics, and then eat up the country’s resources.
    Elizabeth David-Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Given China’s unholy alliance with Russia, Iran, and North Korea — and America’s friendship ...
    Arthur Herman, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The rapture once preached and beckoned in churches has been repackaged for secular times: In place of souls ascending to heaven, there are minds preserved digitally—or even bodies kept alive—for eternity.
    John Kaag, The Atlantic, 28 May 2025
  • The Supreme Court has held that states may require their public schools be secular.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • This attempt to turn back the clock included the purging of Christian texts from schools, the conversion of Christian churches into pagan temples, and religious persecution as it had been practiced in centuries past.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Over time, my conquistadors retired, and my pagan temples got demolished to make way for grocery stores.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • To be sure, Musk still has an ungodly amount of money and an inarguably significant political win under his belt with the re-election of Trump.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
  • Mainly because soul tie enthusiasts don’t do a good job delineating the difference between godly and ungodly connections.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025

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“Unconsecrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unconsecrated. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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