hallow
1[hal-oh]
verb (used with object)
to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.
Origin of hallow
1before 900; Middle English hal(o)wen, Old English hālgian (cognate with German heiligen, Old Norse helga), derivative of hālig holy
hallow
2[huh-loh]
interjection, noun, verb (used with or without object)
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Examples from the Web for hallow
Contemporary Examples of hallow
The replacement of Reagan by Clinton seemed to hallow anti-government paranoia.
Historical Examples of hallow
In order to hallow God's name, we must not only hear but obey His Word.
An Explanation of Luther's Small CatechismJoseph Stump
She evidently has no classical associations to hallow her memory withal.'
Jack HintonCharles James Lever
Who will say of the verb to hallow that it is now even obsolescent?
English Past and PresentRichard Chevenix Trench
As my wife I woo thee, and by every tie, and by every vow that can hallow and endear affection.
ZanoniEdward Bulwer Lytton
I must go,—I must do what I may to hallow my poor sister's grave.
hallow
verb (tr)
Word Origin for hallow
Old English hālgian, from hālig holy
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