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Hallowed

//ˈhæloʊd// adj, verb

Definitions

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
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of hallow form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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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