hallowed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hal·lowed /ˈhæləʊd $ -loʊd/ adjective 1 RRholy or made holy by religious practices 〔宗教上〕神圣的 → sacred The bones will be buried in hallowed ground. 尸骸将被安葬在神圣的土地上。2 IMPORTANTimportant and respected by a lot of people 重要而受尊崇的 the hallowed halls of government 政府的神圣殿堂 hallowed traditions 神圣的传统
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hallowed• The table he sat before was as hallowed as any altar.• The bishops expected the hallowed Authorized Version to maintain its mastery because it was sanctified in everyone's affections and moral sentiments.• His first album was released on the hallowed Blue Note jazz label.• Pop music comes to the hallowed chamber.• But why is it in the hallowed halls of a gallery of twentieth century design?• Baxter's hatred for authority did not end at the foot of Ibrox's hallowed stairway.• Even now, visitors crossing the hallowed threshold of the Treasury are met by an individual wearing a name badge.• A mistake in our hallowed tome?hallowed ground• For Muslims, Mecca is hallowed ground.• Stooping, shamed, he caressed the hallowed ground.• Indeed, Darwin, an evolutionist to the end, was laid to rest in the hallowed ground of Westminster Abbey.hallowed halls• But why is it in the hallowed halls of a gallery of twentieth century design?Origin hallowed (1200-1300) hallow “to make holy”, from Old English halgian, from halig; → HOLYhal·lowed adjectiveChineseSyllable
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hallowed
hal‧lowed /ˈhæləʊd $ -loʊd/
adjective1. holy or made holy by religious practices ⇨ sacred:
The bones will be buried in hallowed ground.
2. important and respected by a lot of people:
the hallowed halls of government
hallowed traditions
▪ holy [usually before noun] connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases: the Holy Bible | the holy city of Mecca | a Hindu holy man | They believe they are fighting a holy war. | The priest puts some holy water on the child’s head.
▪sacred connected with God and religion, and therefore treated in a special way – used especially in the following phrases: This place is sacred to both Jews and Muslims. | In India, cows are considered sacred. | the Hindu sacred texts | sacred music | a sacred ritual
▪divine relating to or coming from God: the divine right of kings | divine justice | divine providence | Human love should be a reflection of divine love, and so not be selfish or cruel.
▪spiritual relating to the soul, the spirit, and religion, and not with physical things or ordinary human activities: Your spiritual life is far more important than any material things you could acquire. | the spiritual leader of the Tibetans
▪hallowed a hallowed place is considered to be very holy: He was buried in hallowed ground. | The Golden Temple is Sikhism’s most hallowed shrine.
▪blessed made holy by God – used especially about saints: the blessed Virgin Mary
hal‧lowed /ˈhæləʊd $ -loʊd/
adjective1. holy or made holy by religious practices ⇨ sacred: 2. important and respected by a lot of people:
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