hallow
1[ hal-oh ]
/ ˈhæl oʊ /
verb (used with object)
to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.
Words nearby hallow
hallo, halloa, halloo, hallopeau's disease, halloumi, hallow, hallowed, halloween, hallowmas, halloysite, halls of ivy
Origin of hallow
1before 900; Middle English hal(o)wen, Old English hālgian (cognate with German heiligen, Old Norse helga), derivative of hālig holy
OTHER WORDS FROM hallow
hal·low·er, nounDefinition for hallow (2 of 2)
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hallow
/ (ˈhæləʊ) /
verb (tr)
to consecrate or set apart as being holy
to venerate as being holy
Derived forms of hallow
hallower, nounWord Origin for hallow
Old English hālgian, from hālig holy
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