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unhouseled
[ uhn-hou-zuhld ]
adjective
, Archaic.
- not having received the Eucharist.
unhouseled
/ ʌnˈhaʊzəld /
adjective
- archaic.not having received the Eucharist
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unhouseled1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unhouseled1
C16: from un- + obsolete housel to administer the sacrament, from Old English hūsl (n), hūslian (vb), of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
The word "unhouseled" in this means that he died without receiving the sacred elements before his death.
From Project Gutenberg
It was Voltaire's last triumph; four days later, unshriven and unhouseled, he expired.
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