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hal·low1      [hal-oh] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used with object)

1.to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
2.to honor as holy; consider sacred; venerate: to hallow a battlefield.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME hal(o)wen, OE hālgian (c. G heiligen, ON helga), deriv. of hālig holy]

—Related forms

hal·low·er, noun

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hal·low2      [huh-loh] Pronunciation Key

–interjection, noun, verb (used without object), verb (used with object)

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hal·lo      [huh-loh] Pronunciation Key interjection, noun, plural -los, verb, -loed, -lo·ing.

–interjection

1.(used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)

–noun

–verb (used without object)

4.to call with a loud voice; shout; cry, as after hunting dogs.

–verb (used with object)

5.to incite or chase (something) with shouts and cries of “hallo!”
6.to cry “hallo” to (someone).

[Origin: 1560–70; var. of hollo, itself var. of earlier holla < MF hola, equiv. to ho ahoy + la there]

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hallow

O.E. halgian "to make holy, to honor as holy," related to halig "holy," from P.Gmc. *khailig (cf. O.S. helagon, M.Du. heligen, O.N. helga; see health). Used in Christian translations to render L. sanctificare.


Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source

Hallow

to render sacred, to consecrate (Ex. 28:38; 29:1). This word is from the Saxon, and properly means "to make holy." The name of God is "hallowed", i.e., is reverenced as holy (Matt. 6:9).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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