heiligen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.lə.ɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: hei‧li‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯ləɣən

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Dutch *hēlagon, *heiligon, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Equivalent to heilig + -en.

Verb

heiligen

  1. (transitive) to hallow, to sanctify
    Uw naam worde geheiligd.
    Hallowed be thy name.
Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: heilig

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

heiligen

  1. plural of heilige

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡən/

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German heilagōn, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), English hallow.

Verb

heiligen (weak, third-person singular present heiligt, past tense heiligte, past participle geheiligt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to hallow; to make holy
    Vater unser im Himmel, geheiligt werde dein Name.
    Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. (Lord’s Prayer)
    Sende deinen Geist auf diese Gaben herab und heilige sie, damit sie uns werden Leib und Blut deines Sohnes, unseres Herrn Jesus Christus.
    Let your Spirit come upon these gifts to make them holy, so that they may become for us the body and blood of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. (Catholic eucharist prayer)
  2. (transitive) to regard or respect as holy
Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Antonyms
Derived terms

See also

Adjective

heiligen

  1. inflection of heilig:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Further reading

  • heiligen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • heiligen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • heiligen” in Duden online
  • heiligen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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