hallowed
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhæləʊd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈhæloʊd/
- Rhymes: -æloʊd
- Homophone: halloed
Adjective edit
hallowed (comparative more hallowed, superlative most hallowed)
- 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 edit
- (antonym(s) of “sanctified, blessed”): unhallowed
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
consecrated; holy
Verb edit
hallowed
- simple past and past participle of hallow