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, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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