Hallow (hălˈlṓ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hallowed(-lṓd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hallowing.] [OE. halowen, halwien, halgien, AS. hālgian, fr. hālig 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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