Definitions for HALLOW
ˈhæl oʊhal·low

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctifyverb

   render holy by means of religious rites

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hallownoun

   A holy person; a saint.

   All Hallows Eve (or Halloween), the night before All Hallows Day (now more commonly known as "All Saints Day").

2. hallowverb

   To make holy, to sanctify.

3. hallownoun

   A shout, cry; a hulloo.

4. hallowverb

   To shout, especially to urge on dogs for hunting.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Hallowverb

   Etymology: halgian, Halig, Saxon, holy.

   1. To consecrate; to make holy.

   When we sanctify or hallow churches, it is only to testify that we make them places of publick resort; that we invest God himself with them, and that we sever them from common uses. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 12.

   With us it cannot be endured to hear a man openly profess that he putteth fire to his neighbour’s house, but yet so halloweth the same with prayer, that he hopeth it shall not burn. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 29.

   Is’t Cade that I have slain, that monstrous traitor?
   Sword, I will hallow thee for this thy deed,
   And hang thee o’er my tomb, when I am dead. William Shakespeare.

   My prayers
   Are not words duly hallow’d, nor my wishes
   More worth than vanities; yet pray’rs and wishes
   Are all I can return. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   And from work
   Now resting, bless’d and hallow’d the seventh day,
   As resting on that day from all his works,
   But not in silence holy kept. John Milton.

   Then banish’d faith shall once again return,
   And vestal fires in hallow’d temples burn. John Dryden, Virgil.

   No satyr lurks within this hallow’d ground;
   But nymphs and heroines, kings and gods abound. George Granville.

   2. To reverence as holy; hallowed be thy name.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hallow

   To hallow is "to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate". The adjective form hallowed, as used in The Lord's Prayer, means holy, consecrated, sacred, or revered. The noun form hallow, as used in Hallowtide, is a synonym of the word saint.The word 'to hallow' itself in English is now archaic; does not appear other than in the quoted text in the Lord's Prayer in the New Testament (Matthew 6:9 and Luke 11:2).

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1. hallow

   Hallow is a verb that means to make holy or to consecrate. It often refers to the act of treating something as sacred or revered, typically associated with religious or spiritual practices. Hallow can also be used as an adjective to describe something that is holy or revered.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Hallowverb

   to make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence

2. Etymology: [OE. halowen, halwien, halgien, AS. hlgian, fr. hlig holy. See Holy.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Hallow

   To hallow is "to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate". The adjective form hallowed, as used in The Lord's Prayer, means holy, consecrated, sacred, or revered.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hallow

   hal′ō, v.t. to make holy: to set apart for religious use: to reverence.—n. a saint.—ns. Hall′owe'en, the evening before All-Hallows or All-Saints' Day; Hall′owmas, the Feast of All-Saints, 1st November. [A.S. hálgian—hálig, holy.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HALLOW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hallow is ranked #130610 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hallow surname appeared 130 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hallow.
   
   90.7% or 118 total occurrences were White.
   4.6% or 6 total occurrences were Black.
   3.8% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Declare

How to pronounce HALLOW?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say HALLOW in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HALLOW in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HALLOW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of HALLOW in a Sentence

1. Kahlil Gibran:

   Hallow the body as a temple to comeliness and sanctify the heart as a sacrifice to love love recompenses the adorers.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HALLOW
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hallow
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=HALLOW
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallow
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HALLOW
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=HALLOW
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=HALLOW
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html