- Hallowing
- 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. [1913 Webster]
His secret altar touched with hallowed fire. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground [Gettysburg]. --A. Lincoln. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
