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View synonyms for hallow
hallow
[ hal-oh ]
verb (used with object)
- to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate:
to hallow a battlefield.
hallow
/ ˈhæləʊ /
verb
- to consecrate or set apart as being holy
- to venerate as being holy
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Derived Forms
- ˈhallower, noun
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Other Words From
- hallow·er noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hallow1
Old English hālgian, from hālig holy
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Example Sentences
The replacement of Reagan by Clinton seemed to hallow anti-government paranoia.
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On All-hallow eve Mrs. S. and myself visited a large cemetery.
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The worst of our education is that Christianity does not recognise and hallow Sex.
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This love Meadows thought and hoped would hallow the unlawful means by which he must crown it.
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An alloy is a mixture or medley, anything allowed is according to law, and hallow is the same word as holy.
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Sacrifice and Self-Devotion hallow earth and fill the skies.
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