hallowed
adjective
Did you know?
Hallowed Has Old English Roots
The adjective hallowed probably doesn't give you the shivers—or does it? Hallowed is the past participle of the verb hallow, a term that descends from the Middle English halowen. That word can be traced back to the Old English adjective hālig, meaning "holy." During the Middle Ages, All Hallows' Day was the name for what Christians now call All Saints' Day, and the evening that preceded All Hallows' Day was All Hallows' Eve or All Hallow Even—or, as we know it today, Halloween.
Examples of hallowed in a Sentence
Alex Williams, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
The hallowed hall on Bleecker Street begins to come alive as the sound engineer brings up the house lights and sets the stage.
—Lisa Ellex, SPIN, 3 June 2024
Our noble Senate, our hallowed Supreme Court, our sacred Constitution—none of these things protected us from Trump.
—Kermit Roosevelt Iii, TIME, 31 May 2024
Like its northern neighbor Fenway Park, the name Camden Yards evokes an iconic hallowed ground for our nation’s baseball fans.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hallowed 
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'hallowed.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near hallowed
Cite this Entry
“Hallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallowed. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
Copy Citation
Share