Hallowed is the past participle of the verb hallow, a term that descends from the Middle English word halowen. That word can be traced back to the Old English adjective hālig, meaning "holy."

/ ˈhæl·oʊd / Add to word list holy or highly respected: hallowed traditions (Definition of hallowed from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

HALLOWED definition: regarded as holy; venerated; sacred. See examples of hallowed used in a sentence.

1. Sanctified; consecrated: a hallowed cemetery. 2. Highly venerated; sacrosanct: our hallowed war heroes.

Made holy or sacred. Sanctified; consecrated. A hallowed cemetery. Honored as holy; venerated. Highly venerated; sacrosanct. Our hallowed war heroes. Simple past tense and past participle of hallow.

Hallowed is used to describe something that is respected and admired, usually because it is old, important, or has a good reputation. They protested that there was no place for a school of …

Definition of hallowed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 hal•lowed (hal′ ōd; in liturgical use often hal′ ō id), adj. regarded as holy; venerated; sacred: Hallowed be Thy name; the …