hallowed

/ˈhæləʊd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhæləʊd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈha-(ˌ)lōd ˈha-ləd in the Lord's Prayer often ˈha-lə-wəd/ (ame, mw)

hallowed — adjective

  • hallowedpositive
  • more hallowedcomparative
  • most hallowedsuperlative

1. treated with deep admiration and a sense of formal honour, usually because the t

1.形容詞C2
釋義

treated with deep admiration and a sense of formal honour, usually because the thing in question has stood for a very long time or carries strong cultural weight — for example, an ancient university tradition, a sports stadium with decades of history, or a long-established legal principle.

例句

Wimbledon's centre court is one of the most hallowed grounds in world tennis.

attributive: hallowed + place noun (sports tradition)

Yara wrote her thesis on the hallowed tradition of debate at Oxford colleges.

同義詞
  • venerable

    stresses age and the respect owed to age; slightly less ceremonial

  • revered

    broader; the respect can come from achievement alone, not just age

  • time-honoured

    highlights long-standing custom or practice rather than a place

反義詞
  • ordinary

    neutral opposite — no special status or respect attached

文法句型

hallowed + noun

用法筆記

Almost always attributive (before a noun); rarely used predicatively after 'be'. Frequently modifies nouns for places, traditions, institutions, or principles — not ordinary people or everyday objects.

常見錯誤

❌The old chair in my room is hallowed.
✅The chair where Lincoln once sat is hallowed in our town's history.
💡'hallowed' needs broad cultural or historical weight, not just personal sentiment.
❌This stadium is very hallowed.
✅This is one of football's most hallowed stadiums.
💡prefer the attributive form before a noun rather than a predicative 'is hallowed'.

2. formally set apart as belonging to God or a religion, usually through a blessing

2.形容詞C2
釋義

formally set apart as belonging to God or a religion, usually through a blessing or a religious ceremony — said of places of worship, burial grounds, objects used in worship, or the name of a deity in prayer.

例句

The old chapel sits on hallowed ground that was blessed centuries ago.

fixed collocation: hallowed ground (religious / burial)

The prayer begins, 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.'

fossilised liturgical use: hallowed be + noun

同義詞
  • consecrated

    interchangeable in religious use; slightly more technical / liturgical

  • sanctified

    emphasises the process of being made holy, often morally as well as ritually

  • sacred

    broader; any subject can be sacred without a formal blessing

反義詞
  • profane

    in the religious sense — outside religious dedication or treating it without respect

文法句型

hallowed + noun

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 by religious context: a stadium can be hallowed (sense 1) without being holy, while a chapel or cemetery is hallowed (sense 2) through formal religious dedication. The fossilised phrase 'hallowed be thy/your name' from the Lord's Prayer is the most recognisable example.

常見錯誤

❌The mosque became hallowed last week.
✅The mosque was hallowed in a ceremony last week.
💡sense 2 normally describes a state arising from a formal act, not a sudden change of feeling.