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Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of hallowed

revered, reverend, sacred, venerable, venerated
Words Related to hallowed

honorable, reputable, respectable

considered, esteemed, honored, respected, reverenced

admirable, distinguished, estimable, redoubtable, worthy

good, moral, noble, righteous
Near Antonyms of hallowed

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 of hallowed

blessed (also blest), consecrate, consecrated, holy, sacral, sacred, sacrosanct, sanctified
Words Related to hallowed

adored, enshrined, glorified, revered, venerated, worshipped (also worshiped)

ceremonial, liturgical, priestly, religious, ritual, sacramental, spiritual

biblical, scriptural
Near Antonyms of hallowed

nonreligious, unspiritual

earthly, mundane, profane, secular, temporal, worldly
Antonyms of hallowed

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 of hallowed

holy, inviolable, sacred, sacrosanct, unassailable, untouchable
Words Related to hallowed

inviolate, pure

privileged, protected, secure, shielded

exempt, immune
Near Antonyms of hallowed

blasphemous, irreverent, profane, sacrilegious

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