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overhallowed

overhallowed is the simple past and past participle of overhallow.

Meaning of overhallow

Verb

overhallow (third-person singular simple present overhallows, present participle overhallowing, simple past and past participle overhallowed)

  1. (transitive) To hallow excessively; make (something) too holy or hallowed
    • Rather must we build upon their summits the heaven-soaring dome of piety, binding and overhallowing the whole.1857, An Essay on Intuitive Morals

Adjective

overhallowed (comparative more overhallowed, superlative most overhallowed)

  1. Excessively or exceedingly hallowed.

Forms of overhallowed

comparativemore overhallowed
superlativemost overhallowed

Questions about overhallowed

What does overhallowed mean?
Overhallowed means excessively or exceedingly hallowed.
What is overhallowed the simple past and past participle of?
Overhallowed is the simple past and past participle of overhallow.
What part of speech is overhallowed?
Overhallowed is an adjective.

Words near overhallowed in the dictionary

  1. overhaling
  2. overhall
  3. overhalled
  4. overhalling
  5. overhallow
  6. overhallowed
  7. overhallowing
  8. overhallows
  9. overhalls
  10. overhand
  11. overhand knot

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