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adj
Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: consecrated, holy, sacred, blessed, celestial, devoutful, divine, hallowed, heavenly, godly, sanctimonious, divined, sacrate, sanctified
Antonyms: unhallowed
verb
simple past and past participle of hallow
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
worthy of religious veneration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: sacred
Antonyms: none provided
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.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
