hallow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb render holy by means of religious rites
    bless; consecrate; sanctify.

WordNet

Hal"low transitive verb
Etymology
OE. halowen, halwien, halgien, AS. halgian, fr. halig holy. See Holy.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Hallowed; present participle & verbal noun Hallowing
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913