Definition of the word unholy

The origin of the word "unholy" can be traced back to the Old English word "unhāl," which literally means "not sacred or consecrated." The word evolved over time in Old English as "ungehāl" and then "unhāl" in Middle English. The Thirteenth Century Wycliffe Bible popularized the use of the word "unhālīg" in English translations of the Latin "in sanctificom" or "inediquitates" meaning "unrighteousness," "wickendness" or "impiety" in the Latin Vulgate Bible. "Unholy" as we know it today is a derivation of this Old English word and has been in regular use since the Fifteenth Century. Its meaning has remained relatively consistent over the centuries, referring to anything that is not holy or sacred according to religious beliefs.