hallowed

hallowed

adjective

Definition of HALLOWED

1

deserving honor and respect especially by reason of age <the college's hallowed tradition of ringing the chapel bell one hundred times before commencement ceremonies>

Synonyms hallowed, revered, reverend, sacred, venerated

Related Words honorable, reputable, respectable; considered, esteemed, honored, respected, reverenced; admirable, distinguished, estimable, redoubtable, worthy; good, moral, noble, righteous

Near Antonyms bad, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, infamous, loose, notorious, shameful; immoral, seamy, shadowy, shady, sordid, unsavory, vile, wicked; base, contemptible, despicable, detestable, dirty, low, mean, wretched

2

set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God <a church erected on one of Christianity's most hallowed sites>

Synonyms blessed (also blest), consecrate, consecrated, hallowed, sacral, sacred, sacrosanct, sanctified

Related Words adored, enshrined, glorified, revered, venerated, worshipped (also worshiped); ceremonial, liturgical, priestly, religious, ritual, sacramental, spiritual; biblical, scriptural

Near Antonyms nonreligious, unspiritual; earthly, mundane, profane, secular, temporal, worldly

Antonyms deconsecrated, desacralized, unconsecrated, unhallowed

3

not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with <hallowed traditions that bind the present generation with all those that have gone before>

Synonyms hallowed, holy, inviolable, sacrosanct, unassailable, untouchable

Related Words inviolate, pure; privileged, protected, secure, shielded; exempt, immune

Near Antonyms blasphemous, irreverent, profane, sacrilegious