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3 definitions found 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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