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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
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
The hallowed halls of Gillette Stadium can be imposing.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
In addition to religious services, some of the most picturesque in the city offer seasonal musical performances within their hallowed halls.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
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These are hallowed grounds in a similar fashion to Gettysburg, like Normandy.
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Roughly one hundred Uffizi staffers staged a demonstration in the courtyard of the venerable Florence institution on January 4, protesting an effective layoff of the museum’s casual workers spurred by a change in service managers.—
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Lorch died in 2012, but his actions, and how much, if any, responsibility the venerable institution should take for them, will be at issue in the case.—
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The Aboriginal Dingaal people had been using the island as a sacred ceremonial site for about 6,000 years.—
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From Kazakhstan to Utah to Australia Tracey takes us on a journey in search of these semi-sacred places, meeting along the way countless people dedicated to preserving them.—
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An irresistible, holy spectacle.—
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Or does Lux ask us to crane our necks to appreciate base human longing that presents in ecstatic and horrific manifestations, in the hunger for all sorts of holy and unsavory connections?—
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Twenty years of hard work and persistence, blessed by occasional moments when chance had generously smiled on him.—
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In one of the most deal-ridden and far too often contrived places on the globe, Steny was straightforward, smart, wise, direct, honest on the real odds about anything and everything, and blessed with a sense of humor that, if saintly in purpose, was devilishly clever in delivery.—
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Gerlach has been charged with 26 counts of burglary and criminal trespassing, in addition to abuse of a corpse and desecration and theft or sale of venerated objects.—
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Gwynne died in Manhattan in 1948, probably never knowing his cocktail would go on to become a venerated classic.—
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So Jordan’s overhaul challenged both a distinct corporate culture and a revered business model.—
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So revered is the island for its diving that Scuba Diving Magazine has named it the best shore diving destination in the Caribbean for 33 consecutive years.—
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This lightweight gym tote has dedicated compartments for tumblers, yoga mats, and valuables.—
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Bass' statement said that LA's Bureau of Street Services dedicated additional resources towards the repairs, which included personnel who would be working longer hours to make the streets safer.—
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“Hallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallowed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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