Hallowed Meaning
/ˈhæləʊd/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjConsecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
verbsimple past and past participle of hallow
Sentence Examples
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
"You're another" is a hallowed rejoinder to playground taunts.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The cemetery is considered ____ ground by the local people.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The veterans stood in silent respect as they visited the ____ ground where so many of their comrades had fallen.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"When ye praye / ſaye: Oure father which arte in hevẽ / halowed be thy name."
— 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke xj:[2], folio xciij, verso:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cemetery is considered ____ ground by the local people.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The veterans stood in silent respect as they visited the ____ ground where so many of their comrades had fallen.