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as in venerable
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
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as in sacred
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
a church erected on one of Christianity's most hallowed sites
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as in holy
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
hallowed traditions that bind the present generation with all those that have gone before
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as in blessed
to make holy through prayers or ritual
Lincoln's memorable words at the Gettysburg battlefield, "we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground"
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Recent Examples of hallowed
Nathan Smith, Architectural Digest, 22 Dec. 2025
The 16-member panel voted for former San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros star Jeff Kent to get his place in the hallowed halls.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
These are hallowed grounds in a similar fashion to Gettysburg, like Normandy.
—ABC News, 7 Dec. 2025
Named after the interval between acts of a play or opera and inspired by a moment of tonal change in a Haydn quartet, the work has a dream-like quality, with musicians at times barely touching the strings to create a hallowed sound.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Clue was filmed on hallowed cinematic ground Although it was filmed smack in the middle of the decade, Clue resisted the on-location trend of the 1980s by filming almost entirely on a Paramount lot.
—Nathan Smith, Architectural Digest, 22 Dec. 2025
The 16-member panel voted for former San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros star Jeff Kent to get his place in the hallowed halls.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
These are hallowed grounds in a similar fashion to Gettysburg, like Normandy.
—ABC News, 7 Dec. 2025
Named after the interval between acts of a play or opera and inspired by a moment of tonal change in a Haydn quartet, the work has a dream-like quality, with musicians at times barely touching the strings to create a hallowed sound.
—Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallowed
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But that’s unlikely to happen given their win-now focus and the importance of sending venerable star Anže Kopitar into retirement with postseason hockey.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Production on the venerable medical drama is being shut down for the day amid a call for a national shutdown by University of Minnesota student groups that has been getting fast-growing support across the country.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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Production designer Mohan Bingi made multiple visits to the sacred city, capturing thousands of photographs and 360-degree camera footage to authentically reproduce the ghats.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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The models walked the runway barefoot, as a nod to how Muslims enter sacred spaces.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, observed with fasting, prayer and selflessness.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
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The victim was an accomplished Torah scholar, who would sometimes recite verses of holy scripture for cash, a friend of the victim’s told the Daily News.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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But we are also blessed that she will be surrounded by an equally capable and experienced team of senior editors.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Garland was comfortable in Cleveland generally, but his representatives blessed the trade to the Clippers ahead of the deal being consummated.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Westerner, with eyes narrowed and speech slowed by a drawl, has become a venerated figure to people far removed from the species’ native habitat, the American range of yesterday that today doesn’t exist and, more to the point, save for artistic revisionist accounts, never did.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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He was charged with dozens more counts of criminal mischief, burglary, intentional desecration of a venerated object and other crimes.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
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One of the most revered anime, Gundam pioneered the sci-fi subgenre known as mecha, IP that centers on giant fighting robots.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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Set in a fantasy world of towns built around specific holidays, Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon) is the revered Pumpkin King of Halloween Town.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 2026
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Bad Bunny, who took home the top award of the night, dedicated his acceptance speech to the current political climate.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Many national parks have dedicated pages on their websites that explain the role, such as this page for Great Basin National Park in Nevada.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
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Though his win was not televised, Bernarr’s instantly memorable — and eternally sanctified — acceptance speech quickly went viral across social media.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Cite this Entry
“Hallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallowed. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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