[with obj.]honour as holy 把…奉为神圣 the Ganges is hallowed as a sacred, cleansing river. 恒河被奉为有净化作用的圣河。 [as adj. hallowed]hallowed ground. 圣地。 ■(formal)make holy; consecrate (正式)使成为神圣;把…奉为神圣 ■[usu. as adj. hallowed]greatly revered or respected 受崇敬的 the hallowed turf of Wimbledon. 备受尊崇的温布尔登草地网球场。
noun
(archaic)a saint or holy person (古)圣徒,圣人
语源
Old English hālgian (verb), hālga (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German heiligen, also to holy