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hal·lowed

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–adjective

regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME halwed; OE (ge)halgod; see hallow¹ + -ed²

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—Related forms

hal·lowed·ly, adverb

hal·lowed·ness, noun

—Synonyms blessed. See holy.

—Antonyms desecrated.

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hal·low Audio Help (hāl'ō) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. hal·lowed, hal·low·ing, hal·lows

To make or set apart as holy.
To respect or honor greatly; revere.

[Middle English halwen, from Old English hālgian; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]

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hal·lowed Audio Help (hāl'ōd) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Sanctified; consecrated: a hallowed cemetery.
Highly venerated; sacrosanct: our hallowed war heroes.

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hallowed
adjective
worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"

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hallowed [ˈhaləud] adjective

holy
Example: hallowed ground

Arabic:	مُقَدَّس
Chinese (Simplified):	神圣的
Chinese (Traditional):	神聖的
Czech:	posvátný
Danish:	hellig
Dutch:	geheiligde
Estonian:	pühitsetud
Finnish:	pyhitetty
French:	saint
German:	geheiligt
Greek:	καθαγιασμένος
Hungarian:	megszentelt
Icelandic:	helgaður, vígður, helgur
Indonesian:	keramat
Italian:	consacrato

Japanese:	神聖な
Korean:	신성한
Latvian:	svētīts
Lithuanian:	šventas
Norwegian:	vigslet, hellig
Polish:	poświęcony, święty
Portuguese (Brazil):	sagrado
Portuguese (Portugal):	sagrado
Romanian:	sfânt
Russian:	священный
Slovak:	posvätný
Slovenian:	posvečen
Spanish:	santo, santificado, bendito, sagrado
Swedish:	helgad, helig
Turkish:	kutsal, mukaddes