hallowed

[hal-ohd, hal-oh-id]

adjective

1. regarded as holy; venerated; sacred.

   Hallowed be Thy name; the hallowed saints; our hallowed political institutions.

   Synonyms: blessed

hallowed

/ ˈhæləʊɪd, ˈhæləʊd /

adjective

1. set apart as sacred

2. consecrated or holy

Other Word Forms

• hallowedly adverb
• hallowedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hallowed¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English halwed; Old English (ge)halgod; hallow + -ed ²

Synonym Study

See holy.

Example Sentences

At the time, much of the classical-music establishment railed against Sinatra’s incursion into the hallowed halls of high culture.

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But CBS is already full of people who think they know what they’re doing, who believe they represent hallowed tradition, the so-called Tiffany network, against which the Free Press must seem a tad insubstantial.

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Meanwhile, the flower aisle at Michael’s has become hallowed ground synonymous with dreamy yearning thanks to Season 3’s fifth episode, told from Conrad’s point of view, that also marks Han’s directorial debut.

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But for the first time, Price made this record in Nashville, in RCA’s hallowed Studio A, the home of the “Nashville Sound.”

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The MCG isn't just a sports stadium, it's a palace sitting on hallowed ground.

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Related Words

• holy 
• sacred