different between hallowed vs devoted
hallowed
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)
- 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.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Luke XI:
Antonyms
- (sanctified, blessed): unhallowed
Derived terms
- mishallowed
- unhallowed
Translations
Verb
hallowed
- simple past tense and past participle of hallow
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devoted
English
Etymology
From devote +? -ed.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??v??t?d/
Verb
devoted
- simple past tense and past participle of devote
Adjective
devoted (comparative more devoted, superlative most devoted)
- Vowed; dedicated; consecrated.
- Strongly emotionally attached; very fond of someone or something.
- Bob and Sara are devoted to their children.
- Zealous; characterized by devotion.
- (obsolete) Cursed; doomed.
- 1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford 2010, p. 31:
- The attendance of that brother was now become like the attendance of a demon on some devoted being that had sold himself to destruction […].
- 1828, Washington Irving, A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, book 1:
- They had recently considered themselves devoted men, hurrying forwards to destruction; they now looked upon themselves as favorites of fortune, and gave themselves up to the most unbounded joy.
- 1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford 2010, p. 31:
Derived terms
- devotedly
- devotedness
Translations
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