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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
Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2024
Though the Criterion Collection may be taking their beloved closet on the road to celebrate their 40th anniversary, only the lucky few have been able to step foot in the actual hallowed space.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2024
The Dodgers are finishing October with a team of Supermen, and even the hallowed home of the hallowed pinstripes couldn’t faze them.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Reports of an altercation first emerged late August, after Donald Trump visited the hallowed burial ground to attend a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the deaths of 13 American service members in Afghanistan.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Photo:© Mark Seelen These pages are ripe with tradition reinvented: Global features director Sam Cochran profiles the brilliant architects who have been selected by the venerable Metropolitan Museum of Art to spearhead updates to its hallowed galleries.
—Amy Astley, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2024
Though the Criterion Collection may be taking their beloved closet on the road to celebrate their 40th anniversary, only the lucky few have been able to step foot in the actual hallowed space.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2024
The Dodgers are finishing October with a team of Supermen, and even the hallowed home of the hallowed pinstripes couldn’t faze them.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Reports of an altercation first emerged late August, after Donald Trump visited the hallowed burial ground to attend a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the deaths of 13 American service members in Afghanistan.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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To circumvent the crowd, Netflix has built its own network of screening spaces, including several of its own in-house theaters, along with the venerable Egyptian Theatre and Raleigh Studios, while Amazon Studios recently took over the former ArcLight in downtown Culver City.Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Here are five things to make the venerable institution, which has struggled with wokeness, recruitment, and declining standards, great again.Patrick Bobko, National Review, 24 Nov. 2024
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And first-century Celtic druids apparently used mistletoe to make a sacred fertility elixir—one historic use that presaged the plant’s now-dominant identity as an excuse for kissing.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Cacao was used by the pre-Columbian populations of the Maya and Aztecs, who venerated it as a sacred food.Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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There is an incredible world-class collection that would seem like a holy grail, but underneath, a whole family portrait of pain is unboxed.Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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What to wear: Since this is a holy place of prayer, visitors who identify as women are expected to be in modest dress, including a head covering and loose-fitting garments that cover from the neck to the ankle.Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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This man needs to accept that he’s been blessed with five beautiful and healthy children, thank his lucky stars and stop being selfish.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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We were blessed to have him in our lives for 17 years.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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And now at the helm of this latest version of Wilson’s revered work are the Washington brothers and their sister Katia, who is an executive producer; their mother and Denzel’s wife, Pauletta Washington, appears in the film with their sister Olivia Washington.Ronda Racha Penrice, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The revered research center even conducted a survey that consisted of 8,660 Black adults who were 18 years old or above.Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Hallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallowed. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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