hallow

[hal-oh]

verb (used with object)

1. to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.

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

   to hallow a battlefield.

hallow

/ ˈhæləʊ /

verb

1. to consecrate or set apart as being holy

2. to venerate as being holy

Other Word Forms

• hallower noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hallow¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hallow¹

Old English hālgian, from hālig _holy

Example Sentences

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

The MCG isn't just a sports stadium, it's a palace sitting on hallowed ground.

From BBC

If you’ve been there, then you know that the stark and hallowed message of that memorial is “Freedom Is Not Free,” words chiseled in stone.

From Salon

For decades, the Mid-City nightclub — known to regulars as The Catch — was L.A.’s hallowed sanctuary for Black queer women, and a welcoming dance floor for trans, gay and musically adventurous revelers.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• sanctify