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.

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Origin of hallow

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”; see holy

OTHER WORDS FROM hallow

hal·low·er, noun

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How to use hallow in a sentence

There may be no crying in baseball, but there is definitely crying during Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Watch Crying ‘Harry Potter’ Fans|The Daily Beast|July 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Here is another Potter fiend crying over Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Watch Crying ‘Harry Potter’ Fans|The Daily Beast|July 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
What if the closures prevent you from seeing Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2?
‘Carmageddon’: L.A. Awaits Apocalypse (Or Is It Just Roadwork?)|Maria Elena Fernandez|July 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
IF YOU HAVE READ DEATHLY HALLOWS or SEEN THE MOVIE, THE FOLLOWING WILL REALLY ANGER YOU.
Oh No, 'Harry' Bored Me!|Damon Lindelof|November 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST

IF YOU HAVE NOT READ DEATHLY HALLOWS or SEEN THE MOVIE YET, THE FOLLOWING WILL ANGER YOU.
Oh No, 'Harry' Bored Me!|Damon Lindelof|November 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He looked under the sharp of his hand heedfully, then he turned unto her and said: By All-hallows!
The Water of the Wondrous Isles|William Morris
He had scarcely considered the act in relation to Margaret Aubyn; for death, if it hallows, also makes innocuous.
The Touchstone|Edith Wharton
It was now again the eve of All-Hallows, and her thoughts reverted to the past and all that had happened during one short year.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 700|Various
Dane, remembering Lilian's glance of interrogation, hurried toward the Hallows Brig in a somewhat uncertain humor.
The League of the Leopard|Harold Bindloss
Well, she wrote asking him to meet her by the Hallows Brig, and Mr. Dane e'en promised to do his best for me, an' tell nobody.
The League of the Leopard|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for hallow

hallow

/ (ˈhæləʊ) /

verb (tr)

to consecrate or set apart as being holy

to venerate as being holy

Derived forms of hallow

hallower, noun

Word Origin for hallow

Old English hālgian, from hālig holy

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