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hallowed

[ hal-ohd; in liturgical use hal-oh-id ]

adjective

  1. regarded as holy; venerated; sacred:

    Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.

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hallowed

/ ˈhæləʊɪd; ˈhæləʊd /

adjective

  1. set apart as sacred
  2. consecrated or holy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹱ǷɱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 󲹱lǷɱ· adverb
  • 󲹱lǷɱ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hallowed1

First recorded before 900; Middle English halwed; Old English (ge)halgod; hallow + -ed 2
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Synonym Study

See holy.
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In the hallowed name of realism, Mendoza and Garland include all of the moments of nothing that lead up to a full-on attack from the American enemy.

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Beatty’s scabrous satire follows a Black man who decides to reinstate slavery in his rural Los Angeles enclave, a crime for which he finds himself in the hallowed halls of the Supreme Court.

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"The house bears the footprints of my forefathers – the house to me is on hallowed ground."

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It’s wonderful to be a member of the academy, and it’s one of our most hallowed institutions.

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Might the Bruins be on the verge of ceding their hallowed status, their blood no longer the deepest shade of blue?

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