hallow
To make holy, to sanctifyTo make holy, to sanctify.
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» "You're another" is a hallowed rejoinder to playground taunts.
halfb1t · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To make holy, to sanctify.
heiligen, heilig machen, sanktifizieren
освяща́тьosvjaščátʹ
To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.
- render holy by means of religious rites
Examples
8 sentences"You're another" is a hallowed rejoinder to playground taunts.
She said, / and to his hallowed seat the aged monarch led.
Hallowed be thy name.
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
deVater unser im Himmel, geheiligt werde dein Name. — Zaghawa
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English halwen (“to hallow, sanctify”), from Old English hālgian (“tInherited from Middle English halwen (“to hallow, sanctify”), from Old English hālgian (“to hallow, sanctify, make holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailagōną (“to make holy”), from *hailagaz (“holy”), from Proto-Germanic *hailaz (“whole, safe, hale”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos (“safe, unharmed”). Cognate with Dutch heiligen (“to hallow”), German heiligen (“to hallow”). More at holy.
Inherited from Middle English halowen, from halow (interjection), from Old English ēalā (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”, interjection), probably conflated with Old French halloer.
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Forms
hallows, hallowing, hallowed, hallowedSynonyms
3 synonyms- render holy by means of religious rites:consecrateblesssanctify
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.