| Main Entry: | hallowed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | holy, revered |
Synonyms: |
anointed, beatified, blessed, consecrated, dedicated, divine, enshrined, holy, honored, inviolable, sacred, sacrosanct, sanctified, unprofane |
Antonyms: |
desecrated, irreligious, profane, unhallowed, unholy, unsanctified |
| Main Entry: | hallow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consecrate |
Synonyms: |
anoint, beatify, bless, dedicate, praise, sanctify |
| Main Entry: | anoint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bless, usually with oil or water |
Synonyms: |
bless, consecrate, daub, embrocate, grease, hallow, rub, sanctify, smear |
| Main Entry: | beloved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adored |
Synonyms: |
admired, cared for, cherished, darling, dear, dearest, doted on, endeared, esteemed, fair-haired, favorite, hallowed, highly regarded, highly valued, idolized, loved, near to one's heart, pet*, pleasing, popular, precious, prized, respected, revered, sweet, treasured, venerated, well-liked, worshiped |
Antonyms: |
despised, disliked, hated |
| Main Entry: | bless |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sanctify |
Synonyms: |
absolve, anoint, baptize, beatify, canonize, commend, confirm, consecrate, cross, dedicate, enshrine, eulogize, exalt, extol, give thanks to, glorify, hallow, honor, invoke benefits, invoke happiness, laud, magnify, make holy, offer, offer benediction, ordain, panegyrize, praise, pray for, pronounce holy, sacrifice, sign, sprinkle, thank |
Antonyms: |
condemn, curse, damn |
| Main Entry: | blessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sanctified |
Synonyms: |
adored, among the angels, beatified, consecrated, divine, enthroned, exalted, glorified, hallowed, holy, inviolable, redeemed, resurrected, revered, rewarded, sacred, sacrosanct, saved, spiritual, unprofane |
Antonyms: |
condemned, cursed, damned, disapproved |
| Main Entry: | celebrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commemorate occasion, achievement |
Synonyms: |
beat the drum, bless, blow off steam, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up one's heels, laud, let loose, lionize, live it up, make merry, make whoopee, mark with a red letter, memorialize, observe, paint the town red, party*, perform, praise, proclaim, publicize, raise hell, rejoice, revel, revere, ritualize, signalize, solemnize |
Antonyms: |
disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | celestial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | heavenly |
Synonyms: |
Olympian, angelic, astral, beatific, blessed, divine, elysian, empyral, empyrean, eternal, ethereal, godlike, hallowed, holy, immortal, otherworldly, seraphic, spiritual, sublime, supernal, supernatural, transcendental, transmundane |
Antonyms: |
earthly, hellish, infernal, mortal |
| Main Entry: | consecrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in high religious regard |
Synonyms: |
anoint, beatify, bless, dedicate, devote, exalt, hallow, honor, ordain, sanctify, set apart, venerate |
Antonyms: |
deprecate |
| Main Entry: | dedicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sanctify |
Synonyms: |
anoint, bless, consecrate, hallow, set apart |
Antonyms: |
alienate, desecrate, misuse |