different between hallowed vs blessed

English

Etymology

From Middle English halwed (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), from Old English ?eh?lgod (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), past participle of h?lgian (“to hallow, make holy”). Equivalent to hallow +? -ed. More at hallow.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?hal??d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?hælo?d/
• Homophone: halloed

Adjective

hallowed (comparative more hallowed, superlative most hallowed)

1. Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Luke XI:

     When ye praye, saye: Oure father which arte in heven, halowed be thy name.

Antonyms

• (sanctified, blessed): unhallowed

Derived terms

• mishallowed
• unhallowed

Translations

Verb

hallowed

1. simple past tense and past participle of hallow

English

Alternative forms

• blessèd, blesséd (poetic)
• blest (archaic)

Pronunciation

Adjective

• enPR: bl?s??d, bl?st, IPA^(key): /?bl?s?d/, /bl?st/
• Rhymes: -?s?d, -?st
• Hyphenation: bless?ed

Verb

• enPR: bl?st, IPA^(key): /bl?st/
• Rhymes: -?st
• Hyphenation: blessed

Adjective

blessed (comparative more blessed, superlative most blessed)

1. Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
   • 1611, King James Bible, Matthew 5:5

     Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

2. (Roman Catholicism) A title indicating the beatification of a person, thus allowing public veneration of those who have lived in sanctity or died as martyrs.
3. Held in veneration; revered.
4. Worthy of worship; holy.
5. (informal) An intensifier; damned.

Synonyms

• (revered): revered, venerated, worshipped, worshiped
• (holy): hallowed, holy, sacred

Antonyms

• (having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing): condemned, cursed, damned
• (revered): contemned, despised, scorned
• (holy): profane, unhallowed, unholy

Derived terms

• blessed event
• blessedly
• blessedness

Translations

Verb

blessed

1. simple past tense and past participle of bless

Anagrams

• bedless