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hallowed

/ˈhæləʊd/US/ˈhæloʊd/

hallowed adjective: consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy. Also the simple past and past participle of hallow.

Adjective

hallowed (comparative more hallowed, superlative most hallowed)

  1. Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
    • When ye praye / ſaye: Oure father which arte in hevẽ / halowed be thy name.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke xj:[2], folio xciij, verso
    Antonyms:
    unhallowed

Also used as

hallowed is also the simple past and past participle of hallow.

hallowed meaning in Vietnamese

hallowed in Vietnamese

consecrated; holy
linh thiêng, thiêng liêng

Examples of hallowed in a sentence

  • The victory left Kinmen itself a hallowed ground in the minds of the Taiwanese.
  • It’s one of the great sporting venues, and for many Australians the ‘G’ is hallowed ground.
  • Some Titaniacs scooped up bottles of seawater from the hallowed site.

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Synonyms of hallowed

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Antonyms

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Forms of hallowed

comparativemore hallowed
superlativemost hallowed

Origin of hallowed

From Middle English halwed (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), from Old English ġehālgod (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), past participle of hālgian (“to hallow, make holy”). Equivalent to hallow + -ed. More at hallow.

Words formed from hallowed

Questions about hallowed

What does hallowed mean?
Hallowed means consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
What is hallowed in Vietnamese?
Hallowed in Vietnamese is linh thiêng, thiêng liêng. See Hallowed meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is hallowed?
Hallowed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hallowed?
Hallowed is pronounced /ˈhæləʊd/ (UK).

Words near hallowed in the dictionary

  1. Hallowe'en
  2. Hallowe'ener
  3. Hallowe'eners
  4. Hallowe'ens
  5. Hallowe'eny
  6. hallowed
  7. hallowedly
  8. hallowedness
  9. Halloweek
  10. halloweekend
  11. Halloweekends

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