hallowed
Use Hallowed in a sentence
oʊd; adjective
regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
2.
to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English hal(o)wen, Old English hālgian (cognate with German heiligen, Old Norse helga), derivative of hālig holy
before 900; Middle English hal(o)wen, Old English hālgian (cognate with German heiligen, Old Norse helga), derivative of hālig holy
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hal·low·er, noun
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Hallowed
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World English Dictionary
hallow (ˈhæləʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to consecrate or set apart as being holy |
| 2. | to venerate as being holy |
| [Old English hālgian, from hālig | |
| 'hallower | |
| —n | |
| hallowed (ˈhæləʊd, (liturgical) ˈhæləʊɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | set apart as sacred |
| 2. | consecrated or holy |
| 'hallowedness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
hallow
O.E. halgian "to make holy, to honor as holy," related to halig "holy," from P.Gmc. *khailig (cf. O.S. helagon, M.Du. heligen, O.N. helga; see health). Used in Christian translations to render L. sanctificare.
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Bible Dictionary
Hallow definition
to render sacred, to consecrate (Ex. 28:38; 29:1). This word is from the Saxon, and properly means "to make holy." The name of God is "hallowed", i.e., is reverenced as holy (Matt. 6:9).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
No pens, bags or cameras are allowed inside the hallowed reading room.
To range widely and cannily through hundreds of poems was the mark of involvement in something hallowed and distinctive.
Guitar, drum, flute and singing combined in a hauntingly melodic paean to these hallowed grounds.
Spring break has long been a hallowed tradition for college students.
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