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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hallow \Hal"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hallowed}; 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.
Hallow the Sabbath day to do no work therein. --Jer.
xvii. 24.
His secret altar touched with hallowed fire. --Milton.
In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground
[Gettysburg]. --A. Lincoln.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
hallow
v : render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {consecrate},
{bless}, {sanctify}] [ant: {desecrate}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
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).
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