Hallowed

//ˈhæloʊd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of hallow form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    worthy of religious veneration wordnet

Synonyms

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holydivineacknowledgedadmittedall powerfulall seeing

Example

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"Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

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.

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