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Meanings of hallowed in English

Worthy of religious veneration.

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Examples for "sacred"
Examples for "sacred"
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Good Friday is one of the most sacred days of the year.
The Irish Times
2
But the family meal should continue to be a ceremonial, sacred time.
The new yorker
3
Native American leaders said the construction had already disrupted sacred burial grounds.
The Guardian
4
Massacring Tutsi children, for example, violated Rwandan ideals that children are sacred.
The South African
5
But the general of the division himself appeared in almost sacred isolation.
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Usage of hallowed in English
1
But few people have actually seen the hallowed chalice, so to speak.
News.com.au
2
It seemed a strange question at such a hallowed time as this.
Autobiography of mark twain, vol. 1
3
Then the casket was slowly passed to its simple and hallowed resting-place.
Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era
4
Or in the courts, there is a trial process that is hallowed.
A journey: my political life
5
South Australia's largest mountain range is hallowed ground for hikers and adventurers.
News.com.au
6
Games were played and nobody ever thought of protecting the hallowed turf.
The Guardian
7
A ministering angel could not have been more hallowed in his eyes.
Olive: A Novel
8
Here are crusts, which the ivory hand of the goddess has hallowed.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
9
How long will it be until Song breaks the hallowed 7-second mark?
Climbing Magazine
10
From over the wall, the air reaches me laden with hallowed fragrance.
The Choice of Life
11
So sweet a hush never hallowed the sabbath rest of any forest.
Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky
12
Was it because the body could not be buried in hallowed ground?
Unfinished desires: a novel
13
Nearly every foot of Boston Common is hallowed by some historical incident.
Remarks
14
One more quotation from Mrs. Norton, and we quit these hallowed ruins:-
Brittany & Its Byways
15
Flowers are frequently hallowed by associations far sweeter than their sweetest perfume.
Flowers and Flower-Gardens / With an Appendix of Practical Instr...
16
You have, chosen a hallowed doorway from which to string your webs.
Charlotte’s Web
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Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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