definitions

hallow

1
[ 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.

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RELATED WORDS

sanctify, bless, beatify, dedicate, praise, anoint

Nearby words

hallo, halloa, halloo, hallopeau's disease, halloumi, hallow, hallowed, halloween, hallowmas, hallows, halloysite

Origin of hallow

1
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

Definition for hallow (2 of 2)

hallow

2
[ huh-loh ]
/ həˈloʊ /

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

hallo.
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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

v.

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.

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