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[syn: consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hallow \Hal"low\ (h[a^]l"l[-o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Hallowed(-l[-o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Hallowing.] [OE.
halowen, halwien, halgien, AS. h[=a]lgian, fr. h[=a]lig holy.
See Holy.]
To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to
consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence.
"Hallowed be thy name." --Matt. vi. 9.
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Hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein. --Jer.
xvii. 24.
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His secret altar touched with hallowed fire. --Milton.
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In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground
[Gettysburg]. --A. Lincoln.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hallow
v 1: render holy by means of religious rites [syn: consecrate,
bless, hallow, sanctify] [ant: deconsecrate,
desecrate, unhallow]