hallow
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
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to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate.
to hallow a battlefield.
verb
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to consecrate or set apart as being holy
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to venerate as being holy
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
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Happily for America, we rely on lessons of experience where we hallow and raise not men but ideas and virtues.
From Time • Sep. 16, 2016
For a self-proclaimed straight shooter, Rousey rang hallow during fight week when she said on a pre-bout conference call with media that if fans wanted another bout with Tate so did she.
From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2015
Abraham Lincoln stated it succinctly at Gettysburg with his series of negatives: “We can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground.”
From Washington Post • May 24, 2015
Rarely does he wield it with power — instead, his soft hallow scrape is marked by flexibility and candor.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2015
For it led up on to the mountain to a high hallow where only the kings had been wont to go.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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