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.
   
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         His secret altar touched with hallowed fire. --Milton.
   
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         In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground
         [Gettysburg].                            --A. Lincoln.
   
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hallowed \hallowed\ adj.
   belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine
   power; made holy. Opposite of {unholy}. [Narrower terms:
   {beatified, blessed ; {blessed ; {consecrated, sacred,
   sanctified ] Also See: {consecrated}, {consecrate}, {sacred}.

   Syn: holy.
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