unholiness
State of sacrilege
Unholiness is the quality of being unholy—lacking sanctity, violating religious standards, or being morally corrupt.
The word implies opposition to what is sacred or pure: the unholiness of the ritual shocked the congregation.
It can describe anything from blasphemous acts to general wickedness, or more casually, something shockingly improper: the unholiness of getting up at 4 a.m.
Irreverence toward the sacred
- desecrationViolating something sacred
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- impietyIrreverence toward the divine
- irreverenceDisregard for what's honored
defilement · heresy · apostasy · iconoclasm · violation · sacrilegious · godlessness · transgression
Moral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- malevolenceActive ill will
darkness · vice · immorality · sinfulness · damnation · perdition · diabolical · demonic
Lacking religious respect
- godlessLacking belief in deities
- irreligiousNot devout or pious
- secularNonreligious, worldly
- impureNot wholly clean
carnal · worldly · unhallowed · unconsecrated · unsanctified · earthly · materialistic · heathen
Not allowed
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
- untouchableExempt from criticism or harm
- stigmaMark of dishonor
unspeakable · off-limits · proscribed · shunned · accursed · cursed · damned · abhorrent
blasphemy
Irreverence toward the sacred
- desecrationViolating something sacred
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- impietyIrreverence toward the divine
irreverence · defilement · heresy · apostasy · iconoclasm · violation · sacrilegious · godlessness · transgression · abomination
wickedness
Moral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
malevolence · darkness · vice · immorality · sinfulness · damnation · perdition · diabolical · demonic · satanic
impious
Lacking religious respect
- godlessLacking belief in deities
- irreligiousNot devout or pious
- secularNonreligious, worldly
impure · carnal · worldly · unhallowed · unconsecrated · unsanctified · earthly · materialistic · heathen · pagan
forbidden
Not allowed
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- anathemaIntensely detested thing
- untouchableExempt from criticism or harm
stigma · unspeakable · off-limits · proscribed · shunned · accursed · cursed · damned · abhorrent · repugnant
- impietyungodliness, irreverence, sacrilege, blasphemy, profanity
unholinessholiness
Sacred spiritual purity
sanctity · sacredness · hallowedness · blessedness · godliness
unholinesspiety
Sincere religious devotion
godliness · righteousness · saintliness · devoutness · piousness