heiligen

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.lə.ɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: hei‧li‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ləɣən

From Middle Dutch heiligen, from Old Dutch *hēlagon, *heiligon, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Equivalent to heilig (“holy”) +‎ -en.

heiligen

1. (transitive) to hallow, to sanctify

   Uw naam worde geheiligd.

   Hallowed be thy name.

• heiliging
• het doel heiligt de middelen
• ontheiligen

• heilig

• Afrikaans: heilig

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

heiligen

1. plural of heilige

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡən/

From Middle High German heiligen, from Old High German heilagōn, from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną. Cognate with Dutch heiligen, English hallow.

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

• entheiligen

• der Zweck heiligt die Mittel

• Heiliger
• Heiligung (“hallowing, sanctification”)

• heiligsprechen

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

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