hallowed

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhæləʊd/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhæloʊd/
• Rhymes: -æloʊd
• Homophone: halloed

Adjective

hallowed (comparative more hallowed, superlative most hallowed)

1. Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
   • 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke xj:[2], folio xciij, verso:

     When ye praye / ſaye: Oure father which arte in hevẽ / halowed be thy name.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “sanctified, blessed”): unhallowed

Derived terms

• enhallowed
• mishallowed
• unhallowed

Translations

consecrated; holy

• Catalan: sagrat (ca)
• Finnish: pyhitetty (fi)
• German: geheiligt (de), geweiht (de)
• Hungarian: szentelt (hu)
• Latin: sanctus (la)
• Spanish: santificado (es)
• Vietnamese: linh thiêng (vi), thiêng liêng (vi)

Verb

hallowed

1. simple past and past participle of hallow