hallow
verb (used with object)
to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
has hallowed
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present perfectof hallow (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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We do not mean to say that we have, or ever had, any objection to those coppers which long custom has hallowed, and which have been consecrated to charity.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
So He has hallowed all by taking part in them.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII by Alexander Maclaren
Poetry has embellished the tradition, and the national muse has hallowed the palace of Lobzow and the grave of Esther.
From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 by John Lloyd Stephens
Doubtless this is due to the fact that the Church has hallowed the night of December 24-5 above all others in the year.
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Clement A. Miles
Blessed influences hang about the spot which he has hallowed by his presence.
From Short Studies on Great Subjects by James Anthony Froude
