hallow

American  

[hal-oh] / ˈhæl oʊ /

verb (used with object)

1. to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.

2. to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate.

   to hallow a battlefield.

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hallow British  

/ ˈhæləʊ /

verb

1. to consecrate or set apart as being holy

2. to venerate as being holy

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Other Word Forms

• hallower noun

Etymology

Origin of hallow

First recorded before 900; Middle English hal(o)wen, Old English hālgian (cognate with German heiligen, Old Norse helga ), derivative of hālig “consecrated, sacred, holy”; holy

Example Sentences

“However, they have the nasty habit of invading our most hallowed space, and that’s our homes.”

From The Wall Street Journal

At the time, much of the classical-music establishment railed against Sinatra’s incursion into the hallowed halls of high culture.

From The Wall Street Journal

But CBS is already full of people who think they know what they’re doing, who believe they represent hallowed tradition, the so-called Tiffany network, against which the Free Press must seem a tad insubstantial.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, the flower aisle at Michael’s has become hallowed ground synonymous with dreamy yearning thanks to Season 3’s fifth episode, told from Conrad’s point of view, that also marks Han’s directorial debut.

From Los Angeles Times

But for the first time, Price made this record in Nashville, in RCA’s hallowed Studio A, the home of the “Nashville Sound.”

From Salon

Related Words

• sanctify