hallowed
adjective
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Hallowed Has Old English Roots
The adjective hallowed, meaning "holy" or "revered," isn’t especially spooky, but its history is entwined with that of a certain spooky season. 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." During the Middle Ages, All Hallows' Day was the name for what Christians now call All Saints' Day (hallow was once used also as a noun referring to a saint), and the evening that preceded All Hallows' Day was All Hallows' Eve or All Hallow Even—or, as we know it today, Halloween. (Although pumpkins are often hollowed out on Halloween, hollow has a different Old English root.)
Examples of hallowed in a Sentence
Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 14 July 2025
In 2017, the Jim Henson Company opened the gates to the hallowed and historic Hollywood studio lot for the first time to stage their renowned live stage show, Puppet Up! – Uncensored, on the lot for one night only.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Amazon $350 Target Sony’s hallowed WH-1000XM4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) headphones have been bouncing up and down in price since the XM5 was released.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
And there's something ironic about such a proudly nasty and irreverent series having a place in the hallowed halls of television history.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025
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“Hallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hallowed. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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