'Hallowed' definitions:

Definition of 'hallowed'

From: WordNet
adjective
Worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil" [syn: hallowed, sacred]

Definition of 'Hallowed'

From: GCIDE
  • Hallow \Hal"low\ (h[a^]l"l[-o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hallowed(-l[-o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Hallowing.] [OE. halowen, halwien, halgien, AS. h[=a]lgian, fr. h[=a]lig holy. See Holy.] To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence. "Hallowed be thy name." --Matt. vi. 9. [1913 Webster]
  • Hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein. --Jer. xvii. 24. [1913 Webster]
  • His secret altar touched with hallowed fire. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground [Gettysburg]. --A. Lincoln. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'hallowed'

From: GCIDE
  • hallowed \hallowed\ adj. belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power; made holy. Opposite of unholy. [Narrower terms: {beatified, blessed ; {blessed ; {consecrated, sacred, sanctified ] Also See: consecrated, consecrate, sacred.
  • Syn: holy. [WordNet 1.5]

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