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Unknownmember Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
an easy question
recently i saw an ironmaiden song named "hallowed be thy name".
i know thy name means your name.
hallowed be ?
i know thy name means your name.
hallowed be ?
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Hallowed: Adjective meaning regarded with great reverence or respect. It's a quote from a prayer to *** Our Father, who art in Heaven Hallowed be thy name,
- Hallowed: Adjective meaning regarded with great reverence or respect.
- It's a quote from a prayer to *** Our Father, who art in Heaven Hallowed be thy name,
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Hallowed: Adjective meaning regarded with great reverence or respect.
It's a quote from a prayer to ***
Our Father, who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name,
It's a quote from a prayer to ***
Our Father, who art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name,
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i wonder what its grammarical structure is,
can you say something like it?
"you be good" ,for example,can we say that?
and if so,does it mean "you are good" ?
can you say something like it?
"you be good" ,for example,can we say that?
and if so,does it mean "you are good" ?
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Yes, I agree with Nona about respect. "hallowed be..." expresses a desire or committment to respect/honour someone or something as being holy.
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Hi,
Hallowed be thy name I see this as short for 'May thy name be hallowed'.
I remember reading an autobiography in which someone said that, as a child, what they always heard in church was the rather perplexing -
Our Father, which art in Heaven,
Harold be thy name
Be
Hallowed be thy name I see this as short for 'May thy name be hallowed'.
I remember reading an autobiography in which someone said that, as a child, what they always heard in church was the rather perplexing -
Our Father, which art in Heaven,
Harold be thy name
Be
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