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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. worthy of religious veneration;
- Example: "the sacred name of Jesus"
- Example: "Jerusalem's hallowed soil"
[syn: hallowed, sacred]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hallowed adj 1: worthy of religious veneration; "the sacred name of Jesus"; "Jerusalem's hallowed soil" [syn: hallowed, sacred]