hallow

[ hal-oh ]

/ ˈhæl oʊ /

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verb (used with object)

to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.

to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.

Nearby words

Origin of hallow

before 900; Middle English hal(o)wen, Old English hālgian (cognate with German heiligen, Old Norse helga), derivative of hālig holy

Related formshal·low·er, noun

hallow

[ huh-loh ]

/ həˈloʊ /

interjection, noun, verb (used with or without object)

hallo.

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Examples from the Web for hallow

The replacement of Reagan by Clinton seemed to hallow anti-government paranoia.
The Scary Rise of Anti-Government Attacks|Lee Siegel|February 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
There were in such large markets as Falkirk and Hallow Fair great chances of good prices to be had at times.
Cattle and Cattle-breeders|William M'Combie
Nay, they even glorify and hallow all the life that went before.
The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies|Walter Besant
Our evenings were such as hallow and make the luxury of cottage life—evenings yielded up to cheerfulness, to content and harmony.
Confession|W. Gilmore Simms

What is Christmas without the sentiments which hallow the evergreen, the anthem, the mistletoe, the family reunion?
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII|John Lord
Help us to hallow all our circumstances whether they appear friendly or adverse, and may we subdue them all to the King's will.
The Whole Armour of God|John Henry Jowett

British Dictionary definitions for hallow

hallow

/ (ˈhæləʊ) /

verb (tr)

to consecrate or set apart as being holy

to venerate as being holy

Derived Formshallower, noun

Word Origin for hallow

Old English hālgian, from hālig holy

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Word Origin and History for hallow

hallow

Old English halgian "to make holy, to honor as holy, consecrate, ordain," related to halig "holy," from Proto-Germanic *hailaga- (cf. Old Saxon helagon, Middle Dutch heligen, Old Norse helga), from PIE root *kailo- "whole, uninjured, of good omen" (see health). Used in Christian translations to render Latin sanctificare. Also used since Old English as a noun meaning "holy person, saint." Related: Hallowed; hallowing.